HazCom Plan Hub
The HazCom Plan Hub is your central command center for everything related to your Written Hazard Communication Program. From here you can create new plans, track pending approvals, view published plans, and review your complete audit history.
For: Admin, Coordinator, Manager, Employee | Tier: Standard+
Navigating the Hub
The hub uses a left-side navigation with four tabs. The tabs you see depend on your role and permissions.
| Tab | What It Shows | Who Can See It |
|---|---|---|
| Build Your Plan | List of all plans for the current site. Create new plans, open existing drafts for editing. | Users with Edit permission |
| Versioning & Approvals | Plans organized by status -- Pending Approval, Approved, and Archived. | Users with Approve permission |
| View Plan | Published (active) plans available for all employees to read. | All users with View permission |
| Audit Trail | Complete change log for all plan activity at the current site. | Users with Edit permission |
Select a site from the top navigation bar to filter plans for that location. Each site has its own plans -- there is no cross-site plan view.
Build Your Plan Tab
This is where plan authors do their work. The tab displays a searchable, filterable table of all HazCom plans for the selected site.
What you see for each plan:
- Plan Name -- The name you gave the plan (e.g., "Main Facility HazCom Program 2026")
- Plan Type -- Basic or Premium (AI-Powered)
- Coordinator -- The designated Program Coordinator for this plan
- Version -- Current version number (e.g., v1.0, v2.0)
- Status -- Current lifecycle stage (Draft, Pending Approval, Approved, Active, Archived)
- Effective Date -- When the plan was published
- Next Review -- When the plan is due for annual review
Use the search bar to find plans by name or coordinator. Use the status dropdown to filter by Draft, Pending Approval, Approved, Active, or Archived.
Click Create Plan to start a new HazCom plan. Click any plan row to open it.
Versioning & Approvals Tab
This tab gives reviewers a clear view of plans that need attention. Plans are organized into three sections:
Pending Approval
Plans that have been submitted for review and are waiting for someone to approve or reject them. Each card shows the plan name, type, version number, coordinator, and effective date. Click Review to open the plan and make your decision.
Approved Plans
Plans that have been approved but not yet published. These are ready for the final step -- click into the plan and publish it to make it active.
Archived Versions
Previous plan versions that have been superseded by newer publications. Archived plans are read-only but remain accessible for reference and compliance records.
View Plan Tab
This is the employee-facing view. It shows the currently active (published) plan for the selected site. Employees can read through all sections of the plan without the ability to edit.
If no plan has been published yet for a site, this tab displays a message indicating that no active plan is available.
Audit Trail Tab
A company-wide audit log showing every action taken on any HazCom plan at the current site. This is the same audit trail described in detail on the Audit Trail page, but scoped to the site selected in your top navigation.
You can filter by action type, category, and date range. Export the full log as a CSV file for your compliance records.
Plan Status Lifecycle
Every HazCom plan moves through a defined set of statuses:
| Status | Meaning | What You Can Do |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Plan is being created or edited | Edit questionnaire answers, generate content, edit sections, submit for approval |
| Pending Approval | Plan has been submitted and is waiting for review | Approve (with optional notes) or reject (with required reason) |
| Approved | Plan passed review | Publish to make it the active plan for the site |
| Active | Plan is published and visible to all employees | Create a new version if updates are needed |
| Archived | Plan has been replaced by a newer published version | View for reference, create a new version from it |
Key rules:
- Only Draft plans can be edited. Once submitted, the plan is locked until approved or rejected.
- Only one active plan per site at any time. Publishing a new plan automatically archives the previous one.
- Rejection returns a plan to Draft status with the reviewer's feedback attached.
- Creating a new version from an Active or Archived plan produces a new Draft with all content carried forward.
Getting Started
If you are setting up Plan Builder for the first time:
- Make sure your company profile and site information are up to date in AdminHQ
- Verify that a Program Coordinator has been assigned in Users & Roles
- Ensure your chemical inventory is current in ChemIQ
- Navigate to Plan Builder and open the HazCom Plan Hub
- Click
Create Planand follow the guided process
See Create a HazCom Plan for the full step-by-step guide.