Free ISNetworld RAVS Readiness Checklist: What Reviewers Check — Before You Submit

Your hiring client's requirement list controls what RAVS reviews for your account — there is no single universal list. The items below are the elements most commonly required for contractor accounts, with the OSHA anchor cited where one exists and client-policy items labeled as exactly that.

Section A — Account & submission readiness

• ☐ ISNetworld subscription active; company profile complete (legal name, trades/work scope, states of operation)
• ☐ MSQ (questionnaire) answered consistently with your written programs — reviewers cross-check
• ☐ Client connections confirmed, so the required-element list RAVS grades against is the right one

Section B — The written-program pack

The most-commonly-required elements across hiring clients. Items labeled [client policy] are requirements set by hiring clients, not direct federal OSHA written-program mandates — see the honesty note above.

• ☐ Hazard Communication — written program + SDS index. 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1); construction via 29 CFR 1926.59. Note: OSHA's HazCom classification rules are being updated (GHS alignment) — verify your current compliance deadline at osha.gov/hazcom.
• ☐ Emergency Action Plan — 29 CFR 1910.38; written if more than 10 employees, may be communicated orally at 10 or fewer per 1910.38(b); construction 29 CFR 1926.35
• ☐ Fire Prevention Plan — 29 CFR 1910.39; construction 29 CFR 1926.24
• ☐ PPE hazard assessment with written certification — 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2); construction 29 CFR 1926.28
• ☐ Fall Protection — duty at 6 ft in construction, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1); training records 29 CFR 1926.503. Nuance: a site-specific written fall protection plan is only OSHA-mandated where conventional systems are infeasible (29 CFR 1926.502(k)) — but hiring clients routinely require a written program anyway [client policy]
• ☐ Lockout/Tagout — energy control program 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1), documented procedures (c)(4); construction 29 CFR 1926.417
• ☐ Respiratory Protection — written program with worksite-specific procedures when respirators are required — 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)
• ☐ Silica exposure control plan — 29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1)
• ☐ Hearing conservation — program required at ≥85 dBA 8-hr TWA — 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1); construction 29 CFR 1926.52. The federal rule requires the program; hiring clients typically want it written [client policy]
• ☐ Permit-required confined spaces — written program 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4); construction 1926 Subpart AA
• ☐ Bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan — 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1), if employees are designated first-aid responders
• ☐ Trade add-ons (match your scope):
  • Crane program — 1926 Subpart CC (cranes and derricks in construction)
  • Trenching & excavation — 1926 Subpart P
  • Scaffolds — 1926 Subpart L
  • Electrical safe-work practices — NFPA 70E (industry standard, not a federal OSHA regulation — label as such)

Section C — Client-policy documents (no federal OSHA written mandate — labeled)

• ☐ Drug & alcohol policy [client policy]
• ☐ Disciplinary action program [client policy]
• ☐ JHA/JSA process documentation [client policy]
• ☐ Training records/matrix for all field employees [client policy]
• ☐ Competent-person designations per hazard area — the duties are OSHA-defined per standard; the roster document is client-driven [client policy]

Section D — Document-quality traps reviewers reject on

• ☐ Your company name throughout — not an obviously generic template
• ☐ Management commitment statement signed by company leadership
• ☐ Scope/trade match: programs cover what your MSQ says you do — no more, no less
• ☐ State-plan standards referenced where you operate in a state-plan state (see OSHA requirements by state for applicable standards)
• ☐ Updated within the last 12 months, dated, with a revision record

Section E — Records that drive your grade

• ☐ OSHA 300 log / 300A summary current — 29 CFR Part 1904; ≤10-employee partial exemption 29 CFR 1904.1
• ☐ 300A posted Feb 1 – Apr 30 each year — 29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6)
• ☐ TRIR ready: (recordable cases × 200,000) ÷ total hours worked — OSHA/BLS recordkeeping convention
• ☐ EMR letter from your insurance carrier, current policy year [client policy]
• ☐ Know your review statuses: MR / NMR per program; NMR = revise and resubmit. RAVS Plus (implementation validation beyond documents) exists for some client accounts — if yours requires it, documents alone won't close it. Verify RAVS Plus scope for your account before relying on document review alone.

For a deeper look at what each element requires and how RAVS scoring works, see our ISNetworld RAVS Complete Guide.

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Common questions

This checklist is for general reference. ISNetworld requirements vary by hiring client. Consult a qualified safety professional for jurisdiction-specific compliance questions.