Site-Specific Safety Plan for subcontractors in Washington.
Written for the project address in Washington, with the state's own rules applied where they differ from federal OSHA.
What GCs in Washington check for
The GC's safety director checks it against the subcontract's safety exhibit before you can badge in: named competent persons with a basis, hazards matched to your scope, an emergency plan with the nearest hospital, a training and orientation section, and a signature page. A corporate manual does not pass; it has to name this project.
Because the project is in Washington, the plan's state section covers what Washington DOSH and local GCs ask about beyond the federal baseline.
- DOSH enforces its own construction rules (WAC 296-155): a written Accident Prevention Program, weekly safety meetings, and fall protection at 4 feet.
- Washington's outdoor heat rule and wildfire smoke rule apply at set triggers with written procedures.
The structure follows ANSI A10.33 project structure, OSHA 1926 subparts by hazard, and the USACE A-02 reviewer checklist, so the sections a reviewer expects are in the order they expect them.
It says on page one that the plan was prepared from your answers and that you adopt and implement it. Reviewers trust that more than a badge that no agency issues.
What’s inside
- 1.Project information
- 2.Responsibilities
- 3.Competent persons
- 4.Hazard analysis by task
- 5.Fall protection
- 6.Electrical safety / LOTO
- 7.Silica and dust
- 8.Emergency action plan
- 9.Training and toolbox talks
- 10.Signatures
It costs $199, takes about 15 minutes, and comes back in Word and PDF with a Spanish copy.
Questions from Washington subs
- What do GCs in Washington ask for in a site-specific safety plan?
- The same core elements across Seattle and Tacoma: scope of work, a hazard analysis by task, controls for each hazard, named competent persons, an emergency plan with the nearest hospital, training and orientation, incident reporting, and a signed acceptance page. DOSH enforces its own construction rules (WAC 296-155): a written Accident Prevention Program, weekly safety meetings, and fall protection at 4 feet.
- Is a corporate safety manual enough?
- Usually not. Subcontract safety exhibits ask for a plan written for this project: the project name, the GC, the scope, the site's hazards, and the people on this crew. That is what the plan generates.
- Does a site-specific safety plan have to be state-specific in Washington?
- Washington runs its own state plan, enforced by Washington DOSH (Department of Labor & Industries), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Washington 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.