On most commercial jobsites the majority of people present do not work for the general contractor. Under OSHA's multi-employer citation policy, the controlling employer can be cited for hazards affecting another employer's workers — which makes documentation of what subcontractor personnel were told a direct exposure question, not a courtesy.
OSHA's multi-employer worksite policy allows citations against controlling, creating, exposing, and correcting employers. A general contractor with authority over site conditions can be cited for hazards affecting a subcontractor's workers, and the reasonableness of the GC's oversight is central to that determination.
Most GCs run a site-wide orientation and keep a paper sign-in sheet. That sheet establishes that names were written down. It does not establish that the named individuals were present, and it is typically held in a trailer rather than centrally.
Each subcontractor check-in records the worker's company alongside the photo, GPS, and sealed timestamp. Records can be filtered and exported by subcontractor, which is what a GC needs when a specific sub's insurer or an investigator asks.
Because pricing is flat, there is no marginal cost to enrolling a sub's crew. The decision about who to document stops being a budget conversation, which matters when subcontractor personnel outnumber direct employees three to one.
Where a project is connected, subcontractor attendance records including company name flow into Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud so the documentation lives alongside the rest of the project record.
Yes. Under OSHA's multi-employer worksite policy, a controlling employer with authority over site conditions can be cited for hazards affecting another employer's workers. Whether the GC exercised reasonable care in oversight is central to the analysis.
Have subcontractor personnel check in through the same verified flow as your own crew, capturing their company name along with photo, GPS, and a sealed timestamp. Records can then be filtered and exported by subcontractor.
Not with Arkvos. Pricing is flat at $349 per month with unlimited workers, so subcontractor personnel are included at no additional cost.
No. Workers scan a QR code in their phone's browser. There is no app install, no account provisioning, and no device to issue.
Arkvos offers a free OSHA citation response generator. Upload the citation and get a formal response letter, a corrective action plan with dates, and a checklist of evidence to attach. Employers have 15 working days from receipt of a citation to contest it. Open the free citation responder.