Trade Contractors
Specialty trades, from HVAC techs to roofers.
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, mechanical. Every trade has its own exposures. Safety Team tailors training to the work your crew actually does.
Trade Contractors Safety Training, Explained
Safety training for trade contractors has to follow the trade, not a single generic construction curriculum. Electrical crews work to NFPA 70E arc-flash practice, roofers to fall protection, and HVAC and plumbing crews to confined space and lockout/tagout. Safety Team assigns each crew its own weekly topic, sends a text reminder, and keeps a separate signed record per trade.
Training built for real trade contractor work.
Arc flash & lockout/tagout
Where the arc flash boundary sits for the equipment a tech is actually opening, which PPE category that distance calls for, and the full de-energize sequence: isolate, lock and tag with the tech's own lock, then test the meter on a known live source before and after proving the panel dead. The service-call reality it plans for is a panel that is still live when the van pulls up.
Hot work & welding
Permit steps before the torch is lit, clearing or shielding combustibles in the radius around the work, and the fire watch that has to stay in place after the last cut. Also ventilation planning for brazing and welding inside an occupied building, and why coated or galvanized stock changes the fume hazard.
Confined space entry
Recognizing that a crawlspace, a meter vault, a boiler, or a tank is a permit space before anyone puts a leg in, then testing the atmosphere from outside and continuing to monitor while the work runs. It also works through the attendant's job at the opening, retrieval setup, and the quick lookaround that becomes an entry without anyone naming it as one.
Hand & power tools
Guard checks on grinders and saws, cord and GFCI inspection before the first cut of the day, and picking the right blade or bit for the material. Includes the silica exposure that comes with cutting masonry and tile, and the trade-specific pinch, kickback, and laceration hazards that show up on service work.
Working at heights
Ladder selection and setup, including extending the side rails at least three feet above the landing or tying the top off when the ladder will not reach that far. Adds roof edge awareness, anchor point selection, and why a fifteen minute task at height still needs the same planning as a full day of it.
Regulations we keep you aligned with.
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926
- NFPA 70E
Trade Contractors safety FAQs
Can I run different trades on one account?
Yes. Each crew gets its own topic list, so your electricians are not sitting through roofing content and your roofers are not sitting through arc flash. You assign a list per crew or per foreman, and a tech who works two trades can be assigned both without receiving the same topic twice.
How do techs complete training when they are on service calls all day?
Training happens on the phone, in the web portal or mobile app, not in a training room, with a text reminder when it is due. A tech watches a short video between calls or at the truck, answers a few questions, and signs on the screen. Nobody has to return to the shop, and nothing has to be scheduled around a job.
Do you cover arc flash and NFPA 70E topics?
Yes. The electrical library covers boundary distances, PPE categories, and the de-energize and verify sequence, alongside lockout/tagout for panels a tech opens on a service call. Hot work, confined space, and working at heights are covered for the other trades.
A GC wants proof of training before we mobilize. What can I send?
You can pull a PDF for any worker or the whole crew showing which topics they completed, on what dates, and their signature for each one. Most contractors send it straight to the GC or upload it to whatever prequalification portal the project uses.
Do you handle the OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 cards?
No. Those are outreach cards issued through OSHA-authorized trainers, and Safety Team does not issue them. What we handle is the recurring training between those cards: weekly topics, documentation, and the records an inspector or insurer asks to see.
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