of 5— Open Claude and start your session

What you'll accomplish

By the end of this guide, you'll have a set of ready-to-use OSHA compliance documents — plain-language safety summaries for your chemicals, a Hazard Communication (HazCom) training outline, and an incident report template — that take the anxiety out of OSHA compliance and keep your crew safe.

What you'll need

Free Claude account at claude.ai
A list of cleaning chemicals you use (product names, manufacturers if known)
A printer and binder for your SDS compliance binder
Time needed: 60 minutes initial setup; 15 minutes per new chemical added later
Cost: Free (Claude's free tier handles this well; for longer documents, Claude Pro at $20/mo is useful)

How-To Guide: Use Claude to Build Your OSHA Compliance Documents

Step 1: Open Claude and start your session

Go to claude.ai and sign in. Click New conversation.

Why Claude for this? Claude is particularly careful and thorough with safety-related content. For documents with legal or safety implications, Claude's tendency to be precise and complete makes it a better choice than ChatGPT for this specific use.