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Workers’ Compensation with Care® for the Construction Industry

CompWest provides quality workers’ compensation insurance for construction customers. Below you’ll find hand-picked resources that are categorized per OSHA standards to help keep your workforce geared towards loss avoidance.

Expertise and Experience: Our team comprises industry veterans who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in workers’ compensation for construction which ensures tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of our customers.

Exceptional Service: At CompWest, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service. Our team is always available to assist with claims and provide guidance.

Proactive Risk Management: We collaborate with our customers to identify hazards and provide safety resources and training that enhance on-the-job safety and help reduce workplace injuries.
Long-Term Partnership: We place tremendous value in building long-term relationships with our agent partners and mutual customers. Our goal is to be the trusted partner that you rely on for workers’ compensation coverage, now and in the future.

Occupational Health and Environmental Controls

General Topic Documents
–Stinging Insect Injury Prevention
–Safety Tips: Chemical and Thermal Burns
–Changes to the GHS
Labels and Pictograms
–Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac Brochure
–Safety Tips: Preventing Dermatitis

Checklists
–First Aid Checklist
–Hazard Communication Checklist

Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment

General Topic Documents
–Respirator Tip Sheet
–The Importance of Hearing Conservation
–Inspection and Maintenance for Eye Protection
–Personal Protective Equipment

Checklists
–Certification of Safety-Related Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment
–Eye and Face Protection Checklist
–Head Protection Checklist
–Hearing Protection Checklist
–Personal Protective Equipment
Hazard Assessment
–Foot Safety Checklist
–Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment
–Respirator Fit Test Worksheet
–Personal Protective Equipment Training Certification Log
–Personal Protective Equipment Checklist
–Respirator Safety Checklist

Posters
–Job Site Dress Code Poster
–Eye Protection Safety Poster-English
–Eye Protection Safety Poster-Spanish
–Hand Safety Poster English
–Hand Safety Poster-Spanish

Fire Protection and Prevention

General Topic Documents
–Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety Tip Sheet

Posters
–Fire Extinguisher Safety Poster-English
–Fire Extinguisher Safety Poster-Spanish

Checklists
–Fire Protection Checklist

Hand and Power Tools

General Topic Documents
–Safety Tips for Handheld Power Tools
–Chainsaw Safety
–Portable Power Tools: Safety Tips
–Compressed Air Safety Guidelines
–Pneumatic Tools
–Dangers of Power Tools
–Powder-Actuated Tools

Posters
–Compressed Air Safety Poster-English
–Compressed Air Safety Poster-Spanish

Welding and Cutting

General Topic Documents
–Safety Talk: Compressed Gas Cylinders

Electrical

General Topic Documents
–Electrical Cord Safety
–The Importance of Lockout/Tagout
–Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)

Posters
–Electrical Safety Poster-English
–Electrical Safety Poster-Spanish

Checklists
–Electrical Safety Checklist

Scaffolds

Checklists
–Supported Scaffolds Daily Pre-use Inspection Form

Fall Protection

General Topic Documents
–Safety Net Systems
–Personal Fall Arrest Systems
–Guardrail Systems
–Duty to Have Fall Protection
–Fall Protection Program
–Fall Protection Terminology

Checklists
–Fall Protection Checklist

Motor Vehicles and Mechanized Equipment

General Topic Documents
–Powered Industrial Truck Training Manual
–Powered Industrial Truck Awareness for Drivers and Pedestrians
–Fork Truck Training Quiz
–Crane and Boom trucks
–Powered Industrial Truck Awareness for Drivers and Pedestrians

Programs
–Sample Forklift Safety Program
–Fork Truck Certification Card

Posters
–Forklift Safety Tips-English
–Forklift Safety Tips-Spanish

Excavations

General Topic Documents
–Toolbox Talk: Underground Utilities
–Trenching and Excavation Safety

Stairways and Ladders

Posters
–Ladder Safety Poster-English
–Ladder Safety
–Ladder Safety Tips
–Ladder Selection Guide

Checklist
–Ladder and Scaffold Safety Checklist
–Portable Ladder Self-Inspection Checklist

Toxic and Hazardous Substances

General Topic Documents
–Changes to the OSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard

Confined Spaces in Construction

General Topic Documents
–Confined Space Sample Safety Program
–Confined Spaces

Checklist
–Confined Space Safety Checklist

Cranes and Derricks in Construction

General Topic Documents
–Cranes and Boom Trucks

General Construction Safety Tips

General Topic Documents
–Lifting Heavy Loads
–Back Injury Prevention
–Deer Safety Driving Tips
–Heat Stress
–Motor Vehicle Safety
–Severe Weather Tips
–Slope Mowing Safety
–Sprain and Strain Prevention
–Severe Weather Prevention
–Campaign: WalkS.A.F.E.
–Driver Vehicle Inspection Report
–Building an Effective Safety Committee
–Employee Safety Training
–Stretch and Flex Program
–Defensive Driving
–Safety and the Supervisor

Checklists

–Hazard Assessment – Construction Site
–Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) Assessment Tool
–Safety and Health Program (IIPP) Self Audit Worksheet
–Driver Vehicle Inspection Report
–Safety Gap Analysis Overview and Instructions
–Job Safety Analysis Procedure

Programs

–Sample Heat Illness Prevention Program
–IIPP – Sample High Hazard Construction Program
–Landscape Heat Safety
–Safety Program Basics
–Sample Heat Stress Prevention Program

Claims/Accident Investigation

General Topic Documents
–Accident Investigation Kit-English
–Accident Investigation Kit-Spanish
–Claims Texting Poster
–Claims Quick Step Guide
–How We Fight Fraud
–Guide to Establishing a Modified Duty Program
–Accident Investigation Reporting
–OSHA Incident Reporting
–Employee Accident Investigation Report
–Incident Investigation
–Understanding OSHA Recordkeeping
–Best Practices – Ways to Reduce Uninsured Subcontractor Workers’ Compensation Audit Risk
–Accident Investigation Packet
–Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation

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