Hazard Communication Program for every trade in Massachusetts.
You need a Hazard Communication Program for a job in Massachusetts. You do not need a consultant, a three-day turnaround, or a Word file from 2014.
What GCs in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts GCs, especially in Boston, review subcontractor plans before badging. The plan is built to pass that review the first time.
- Federal OSHA covers private construction; the Massachusetts state plan covers public employers.
- Massachusetts requires OSHA 10 for workers on public construction projects.
Nothing in it is boilerplate you have to hunt through: the hazards come from your tasks and equipment, the controls from a library written to 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) as applied to construction by 1926.59.
Competent persons, the nearest hospital, the muster point, and the emergency chain are all in it, because those are the lines a reviewer checks first.
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
$149 for the document, with free edits and regeneration for 30 days and a full refund if the GC rejects it.
Questions from Massachusetts every sub
- Is a HazCom program required for a small subcontractor in Massachusetts?
- Yes, for any employer whose workers use or are exposed to hazardous chemicals, which includes adhesives, solvents, fuels, and cement products. Private construction in Massachusetts is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Braintree and Andover area offices)); the state program covers public employers only.
- 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 Massachusetts?
- Private construction in Massachusetts is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Braintree and Andover area offices)); the state program covers public employers only. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Massachusetts 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.