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Learn what OSHA wants. Build the program when you're ready.

CrewCompliance maintains practical safety resources for contractors — calculators, checklists, OSHA guides, state compliance pages, and update notes — so you can understand the requirements before you buy anything.

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29 CFR + state-plan focus

Federal OSHA plus state-plan references where rules differ.

Trade-specific context

Roofing, electrical, HVAC/plumbing, GCs, and more.

Audit-minded structure

Written for the way GCs, insurers, ISNetworld, and Avetta ask.

Updated over time

We expand the library as requirements and questions change.

TOOLS & CALCULATORS

Fast, free tools before you commit to a program.

Quick-reference tools to help you understand risk and requirements before you need full written documentation.

Free tool

OSHA Penalty Calculator

Estimate how OSHA serious, repeat, willful, and failure-to-abate penalties can add up for a contractor — by state and trade.

Free tool

Heat Illness Risk Checker

Check your state's heat illness requirements and your crew's exposure under the updated Heat NEP before summer ramps up.

Checklist

Free Safety Program Checklist

See the sections a contractor safety program usually needs before you submit to a GC, insurer, or platform.

Guide

Silica Exposure Control Plan

Review when concrete, masonry, cutting, drilling, grinding, or dust-producing work may call for silica exposure-control documentation.

GUIDES

Start with the topic that matches your problem.

Written programs, state rules, audits, or platform prequalification — the hub pages connect to common reviewer document requests.

OSHA guide

OSHA Safety Programs

What a written OSHA safety program is, who needs one, and what sections usually belong in it.

Citation guide

How to Respond to an OSHA Citation

What the 15-business-day contest window means, how informal conferences work, and what contractors should organize first.

Penalty guide

OSHA Fines & Penalties

Understand serious, repeat, willful, and failure-to-abate penalties before a citation or settlement decision forces the issue.

State rules

OSHA Requirements by State

Federal OSHA vs state-plan states, heat rules, IIPP expectations, and contractor documentation differences by jurisdiction.

Risk guide

Workers’ Comp & OSHA

How injury records, citations, EMR, and safety documentation can overlap for contractors trying to protect future bids.

Hazard guide

Trenching & Excavation Safety Program

OSHA trenching basics, competent person duties, daily inspection records, and what contractors should keep organized.

Hazard guide

Fall Protection Safety Program

OSHA Subpart M basics, work-at-height documentation, inspection records, and written program gaps contractors should fix before review.

State guides

State Compliance Guides

Browse state-by-state contractor safety requirements — 21 state-plan states with their own rules.

Prequalification

ISNetworld RAVS Safety Programs

What RAVS reviews commonly request in a written safety program submission.

Prequalification

ISNetworld RAVS Complete Guide

How RAVS requirements, written programs, safety questionnaires, and reviewer requests fit together.

Prequalification

Avetta Safety Programs

How contractor safety documentation is evaluated during Avetta-style reviews.

Prequalification

Avetta Prequalification Guide

What contractors should know about Avetta requirements, scoring signals, documentation, and prep work.

Training guide

OSHA 10 vs OSHA 30

Which training level fits laborers, supervisors, competent persons, and contractor document requests.

Sample

Sample Safety Program Preview

Preview the structure of a CrewCompliance safety program before generating a customized document.

Comparison

OSHA Safety Manual vs Template

When a generic Word manual is enough, and when a custom state + trade-specific program is the safer move.

Comparison

Template vs Custom Safety Program

Where downloadable templates fall short and when trade/state-specific structure matters more.

Deadline guide

HazCom 2026: What Contractors Need to Know

OSHA's updated Hazard Communication Standard aligns with GHS Rev 7 — new classification rules, updated SDS formats, and four phased deadlines starting May 2026.

RECENT UPDATES

Practical contractor safety notes.

Not a newsroom — a practical update trail for OSHA topics that matter to small contractors.

OSHA Heat NEP update: what contractors should know OSHA updated the Heat NEP in April 2026. Heat enforcement continues — we explain the practical contractor impact. Work Zone Awareness Week: struck-by prevention reminders What utility, road, excavation, and construction crews should document before busy season. How much does an OSHA safety program cost? Compare consultants, templates, DIY, and online generation so contractors understand the tradeoffs.

Need the actual written program?

Free resources help you understand the requirements. CrewCompliance turns that knowledge into trade-specific, state-aware documentation built around your crew size, hazards, and review needs.

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