21 Subcontractor Management and Multiemployer Worksites
OSHA Multi-Employer Citation Policy, CPL 2-0.124
As general contractor and construction manager, 3F Construction is frequently the 'controlling employer' on multiemployer worksites and can be cited for hazards it controls even when its own employees are not exposed. Accordingly:
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Subcontracts require compliance with this program, all OSHA standards, and site rules; each subcontractor provides its safety program, applicable competent-person designations, SDSs, and training verification before mobilizing
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Pre-construction and weekly coordination meetings address trade-by-trade hazards, protection of shared systems (guardrails, hole covers), and scheduling of high-hazard work
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3F superintendents exercise reasonable care to detect and require correction of violations by any employer on site; uncorrected serious hazards escalate to stop-work and contractual remedies
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Subcontractors report all injuries and near misses to the 3F superintendent the same day; OSHA-reportable events are communicated to 3F management immediately
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Host/occupied-building coordination: in occupied renovation projects, tenant protection (dust barriers, egress maintenance, after-hours noise/utility coordination) is part of the site plan