HCA Safety Program

HCA encourages our members to increase awareness of certain factors that may contribute to injuries and fatalities amongst the heavy civil construction industry and to suggest practices that may reduce the risk of such injuries.

Employers will find that implementing these recommended practices also brings other benefits. Safety and health programs help businesses:

• Prevent workplace injuries and illnesses
• Improve compliance with laws and regulations
• Reduce costs, including significant reductions in workers' compensation premiums
• Engage workers
• Enhance their social responsibility goals
• Increase productivity and enhance overall business operations

Harris County's New Safety Policy: What Contractors Need to Know

Please read this presentation for all the information you need to learn about Harris County's New Safety Policy.

HCA Safety Award Winners 2026

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 HCA Safety Awards.

HCA Safety Award Winners 2025

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 HCA Safety Awards.

Hazard Alerts

• Hazard Alert - Excavation 
• Suicide Prevention 
• Hazard Alert - Back Up Hazards 
• Hazard Alert - Work Zone Safety - Working Around Vehicles 
• Hazard Alert - Loose Clothing 
• OSHA Rules - Heat Injury and Illness Prevention 
• Hazard Alert - Fluid Transfer Transport 
• Transportation Tank Cleaning Operations 
• Safe and Sound Flyer 
  

Southeast Texas - Five Things You Should Know - Monthly Newsletter

• October 2024
  
• August 2024
  
• March 2024
  
• February 2024
  

Southeast Texas Construction Incidents

• Incidents Overview 2024 
• Electrical Subcontractors Fatalities & SIRs- 2024 
• HVAC Subcontractors Fatalities & SIRs- 2024 
• Pipeline Construction Fatalities & SIRs- 2024 
  
  

OSHA Most Frequently Cited 

• MFC General Industry - 2024
• MFC Construction - 2024

New Health and Safety Resources - Quarterly Report

• FY 24 Q4 

HCA Safety Awards Presentation

Other Safety Information

• March is Ladder Safety Month 
• March is Ladder Safety Month - Cheat Sheet 
• 2023 National Fall Stand Down 
• 2023 Region VI Trench Safety Initiative 
• Ladder Safety Cheat Sheet 
• 2023 Safety Events and Dates to Remember 

Summer / Heat Related Safety Information

• Hurricane Season 
• Employer Heat Illness Prevention Checklist 
• SE TX Summer Safety Reminders 
• NIOSH - Stinging Insects 
• NIOSH - Stinging Insects - Spanish 
• NIOSH - Ticks and Mosquitoes 
• NIOSH - Poisonous Plants
  

• Vehicle Safety: The Increase in Catalytic Converter Theft and How to Prevent It 
• NC Construction Worker Punched, Fired By Drunk Boss Awarded $1 Million 

EEO Laws, COVID-19, ADA, Rehabilitation Act and more

• Informative Flyer with Vaccination Nondiscrimination Information 

Free safety and health assistance for small employers

• OSHCON Flyer 

CPWR Resources

• CPWR Online Resources  
  

OSHA Recommended Safety and Health Program Guidelines

• OSHA Leading Indicators  
  
• OSHA Civil Penalties Letterhead Changes  
  
• OSHA Recommended Practices Safety and Health Programs Construction  
  

OSHA Crane Management

• Crane Safety Overview  
  
• Crane Management Online Training Session  

Excavation Safety

• OSHA Trenching and Excavation Safety  
• Trench Inspection Checklists 
• National Trench Stand Down 

Falls in Construction

• Fall Protection in Construction 

Ladder Safety

• March is Ladder Safety Month 

Silica in Construction

• OSHA Small Employer Guide to Silica in Construction  
• Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction 

Miscellaneous Topics

• Houston Hand Safety Flyer
• Houston Construction Housekeeping Flyer
• Southeast Texas - Working Safely at Home

Safety Links

• OSHA 
• NIOSH 
• OSHA Consultation
• Texas Department of Insurance
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention