Hazard Communication Program for every trade in Virginia.
Every trade in Virginia get asked for a Hazard Communication Program before the first day on site. This one is prepared from your answers in about 15 minutes.
What GCs in Virginia 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.
The plan is written for a Virginia project address, so the Virginia requirements a GC in Northern Virginia expects to see are included, not left for you to add.
- VOSH enforces the state program, which adopts federal 1926 with Virginia additions, including Virginia's own fall protection and tree-trimming rules.
The structure follows 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) as applied to construction by 1926.59, so the sections a reviewer expects are in the order they expect them.
The sample pages on this site are for a fictional electrical sub; your plan reads the same way with your project, your GC, and your crew.
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
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Questions from Virginia every sub
- Is a HazCom program required for a small subcontractor in Virginia?
- Yes, for any employer whose workers use or are exposed to hazardous chemicals, which includes adhesives, solvents, fuels, and cement products. Virginia runs its own state plan, enforced by Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH), 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 Virginia?
- Virginia runs its own state plan, enforced by Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Virginia 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.