Specialty Trades HR Challenges

HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry

  • !OSHA fall protection and specialty trade safety documentation requirements
  • !Trade license verification for roofing, masonry, and specialty contractor classifications
  • !Workers comp claims management for high-injury-risk specialty trade work
  • !Background checks and drug testing for safety-sensitive field workers
  • !Subcontractor classification and joint employer risk on multi-trade projects
  • !Seasonal workforce hiring and offboarding during peak construction cycles
  • !Prevailing wage compliance on government-funded specialty trade projects
Catapult Solutions

How Catapult HR Helps

  • +OSHA fall protection and specialty trade safety training documentation
  • +Trade license verification for the nation specialty contractor classifications
  • +Workers comp integration and high-risk trade claims management
  • +Background checks and drug screening for specialty trade field workers
  • +Subcontractor classification and joint employer risk assessment
  • +Seasonal onboarding and offboarding programs for construction cycle hiring
  • +Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits

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7.4
Roofing fatality rate per 100,000 workers — highest of any construction specialty trade
$42K
Average OSHA fall protection citation for specialty trades without documented safety programs
51%
Of specialty trade contractors have workers comp experience modification rates above 1.0

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HR Services for Specialty Trades Employers

Expert support across the HR functions that matter most to your industry

Compliance

Background & Drug Testing

Pre-hire background checks and drug screening for safety-sensitive specialty trade workers.

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HR Consulting

Subcontractor Classification

Employee vs. subcontractor classification and joint employer risk analysis for specialty trade projects.

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Compliance

HR Compliance Audit

Full HR audit for specialty trade contractors against OSHA, federal, and Southeast employment standards.

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“We had a roofer fall on a job site and OSHA came in. Our safety documentation was incomplete. Catapult built a program that protects our crews and our company.”

Owner, Commercial Roofing Contractor — 70 field employees, Greensboro, NC

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HR Built for Specialty Trades — Safety Compliance From the Ground Up

Our practitioners understand OSHA fall protection, trade licensing, and the high-risk workers comp challenges unique to specialty trade contractors in the nation.

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