What the safety director is looking for.
GC safety departments reject generic templates. They read for ten things, formally or not; the list below follows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan-review checklist, the closest thing to a published rubric. Here they are, and where each one lives in the plan.
- 1.Signature page: prepared by, approved by, site concurrenceWho prepared it, who approved it, who's accountable on site.
Names, titles, phone numbers, and a signature from someone with authority to bind the company.
- 2.§1 Project information and scopeIs it this project?
Contractor, GC project number, project name, a real description of the work, the equipment coming to site, the high-risk tasks, and which tasks need a written JHA before they start.
- 3.§2 Safety policyA safety policy with goals, not just a slogan.
Management commitment, measurable goals for the job, and your accident experience (EMR, OSHA 300 on request).
- 4.§3 Roles and §4 Competent personsResponsibilities and lines of authority.
Who's in charge, who they report to, stop-work authority, named competent and qualified persons with the basis for each designation, and how supervisors are held accountable.
- 5.§3.1 Lower-tier subcontractorsLower-tier subs and suppliers.
Who they are, or a statement that none are planned, and how they're bound by the plan.
- 6.Training and site orientationTraining.
New-hire orientation, the site orientation, the certifications the scope needs (lifts, powder-actuated tools, confined space), toolbox talks, and emergency-response training.
- 7.Inspections and auditsInspections.
Who inspects, their qualifications, how often, on what form, and how deficiencies are tracked to closure.
- 8.Incident reporting and investigationIncident reporting and investigation.
How fast the GC hears about it (usually within the hour, in writing within 24), who investigates, and how man-hours are reported.
- 9.Hazard sections and the emergency action planThe hazard-specific plans the scope calls for.
Fall protection, electrical and lockout, silica, hot work, cranes, excavation, confined space, heat, HazCom, housekeeping, emergency and spill response, medical and first aid.
- 10.§5 Hazard assessment and pre-task planningA hazard analysis for every activity before it starts.
Daily pre-task plans plus a written JHA for anything high-risk or non-routine, kept on site and updated when conditions change.
Every plan we generate carries all ten. If your GC asks for changes, edit your answers and regenerate free for 30 days. If it’s rejected outright, full refund.