Hazard Communication Program for every trade in California.
Pre-mob paperwork due and the Hazard Communication Program is the one holding up the badge? Answer ten questions and it is written for the project, not copied from a template.
What GCs in California check for
It is on every GC checklist and is often the first thing an ISNetworld or Avetta audit asks for. The reviewer looks for a product inventory for this project, where the SDS binder is, who administers the program, and the training section.
Because the project is in California, the plan's state section covers what Cal/OSHA and local GCs ask about beyond the federal baseline.
- Every employer needs a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program under Title 8 3203.
- Heat illness prevention is a written-plan requirement outdoors (3395) and indoors (3396).
- Cal/OSHA permits are needed for trenches 5 feet or deeper and for buildings or scaffolds over 36 feet.
Every section a reviewer looks for is fixed and written against 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) as applied to construction by 1926.59; your answers fill in the project, the hazards, the controls, and the names.
Nothing here is OSHA-approved, because nothing is. What you get is a plan that names the right people, matches the scope, and is signed by you.
What’s inside
- 1.Purpose and scope
- 2.Chemical inventory
- 3.Labels and other forms of warning
- 4.Safety Data Sheets and where they are
- 5.Training
- 6.Non-routine tasks
- 7.Multi-employer worksites
- 8.Signatures
It costs $149, takes about 15 minutes, and comes back in Word and PDF with a Spanish copy.
Questions from California every sub
- Is a HazCom program required for a small subcontractor in California?
- Yes, for any employer whose workers use or are exposed to hazardous chemicals, which includes adhesives, solvents, fuels, and cement products. California runs its own state plan, enforced by Cal/OSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions.
- Do I need an SDS for every product?
- Yes, for every hazardous product you bring to the site, on site and reachable during the shift. The wizard pre-fills the usual products for your trade; you add yours and say where the binder is.
- Does a hazard communication program have to be state-specific in California?
- California runs its own state plan, enforced by Cal/OSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where California has its own rule on the subject the plan says so and applies the stricter requirement.
- Is this OSHA-approved?
- No document is. OSHA and the state programs do not approve written plans; they inspect against them. This plan is prepared from your answers, says so on page one, and you adopt and implement it. That is what a GC's safety director is checking for.
- How long does it take?
- About 15 minutes of questions on your phone, then the documents generate in under two minutes. Word and PDF, English and Spanish, with your logo on the cover.
- What if the GC asks for changes?
- Edit your answers and regenerate as often as you like for 30 days at no charge. Every version stays downloadable. If it is not what you needed, reply to any of our emails within 30 days for a full refund.