Written Safety Program Template
A written safety program (also called an injury and illness prevention program or safety manual) is the company-wide document that states your safety policies, assigns responsibilities, and sets hazard-specific procedures for your trade. Prequalification services like ISNetworld, Avetta, and Veriforce, and most insurance carriers, require one on file before you can work for their clients.
Required sections of a written safety program
- ✓ Safety policy statement signed by management
- ✓ Assignment of responsibilities, including competent persons
- ✓ Hazard identification and control procedures
- ✓ Trade-specific programs (fall protection, silica, LOTO, and the rest that apply to your work)
- ✓ PPE program
- ✓ Training and toolbox talk program
- ✓ Emergency procedures
- ✓ Incident investigation and reporting
- ✓ Recordkeeping and OSHA 300 procedures
- ✓ Annual review and signature page
Why prequal reviewers reject uploads
ISNetworld and Avetta review against checklists. Common failures: missing hazard-specific programs for your trade, no named responsibilities, a policy statement without a signature, or a program that never mentions the actual work your company performs. Template sellers charge $99 to $500 for a Word file that still fails these checks until you spend a weekend editing it.
Generate the whole program
TailgateDocs generates a complete written safety program for your trade in under 30 minutes for $149: policies, responsibilities, and the hazard-specific sections your trade needs, citing real 29 CFR standards, with every citation checked against a verified regulations table before delivery. Add the Spanish version for your crew for $19.
Common questions
▸What is the difference between a safety program and a safety manual?
Nothing meaningful: "written safety program", "safety manual", and "IIPP" describe the same company-wide document. Prequal portals use the terms interchangeably.
▸How often should the program be updated?
Review it annually and whenever your operations change (new trade services, new equipment, new state). Prequal portals typically want to see a review date within the last year.
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