RECOGNIZE • RESPOND • RESPECT
Construction Safety Week has long been a powerful show of force, a catalyst for bringing the industry together and putting a spotlight on the critical importance of health and safety. The construction industry represents one of the largest employment sectors in the world—and with that scale comes immense responsibility, and opportunity.
Over the last decade, we’ve made meaningful strides: advancing best practices, transitioning from hard hats to helmets, shedding light on vital issues that affect health and safety, like mental health, fostering a culture of care and accountability, and creating partnerships and initiatives for improving jobsite safety.
As an industry, the most important thing we build every day is trust; with our teams, our partners, and the families who count on their loved ones coming home safely each day. Health and safety is how we show we care.
This year we’ve launched a bold five-year vision to deepen the culture of care through all aspects of a project where all team members share this responsibility, this respect, across every phase: design, planning, construction, and beyond.
Construction Safety Week 2026 builds off the headline “All In Together” and the progress we’ve made. We’re centering around three pillars: Recognize, Respond, and Respect to build a unified call to action on high energy, high hazard work to prevent serious injuries and fatalities.
Construction continues to be among the industries most impacted by Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs). Although recordable incident rates have seen a steady downward trend in the US Construction industry, fatality rates have remained persistently high for over ten years. Recognize, Respond, and Respect focuses on a unified call to action on three key strategies:
Recognize the presence and impact of High Energy / High Hazards / STCKY Activities
Research from the Construction Safety Research Alliance reveals that during typical pre-task plan briefings, construction workers identify only 45% of the hazards they face. However, when hazard discussions incorporate tools like the Energy Wheel model, recognition rates improve by 30%, significantly enhancing on-site safety awareness. Construction Safety Week is uniting teams across the construction industry to adopt and recognize consistent identifiers—or precursors— of Serious Injuries and Fatality events. This shared framework makes it easier for everyone to spot hazards and respond quickly. By working together with one clear framework we can help prevent serious injuries and save lives.
Respond by putting direct controls in place
This structured approach enables teams to assess any hazards that have been identified and determine solutions for how they can be eliminated, substituted, or engineered out. Planning and implementing direct controls is crucial for turning hazard recognition into actions that protect workers and the communities in which we work, prevent incidents, and embed health and safety into every phase of the project.
Respect every hazard, every person, every life and every role in safety
As we look forward to realizing our five-year vision, we will continue to deepen this culture of care through all aspects of a project where all team members share this responsibility, this respect, across every phase.
Safety Week 2026 Events
Hosting a Safety Week event is a great way to engage your team and celebrate safety where you work. Planning tools, resources and best practices to help you plan an event at your company are available for download on our website. Here are a few events to look forward to this year hosted by Safety Week executive committee companies.
May 6, 2025
Event topic: Fall hazard awareness and the largest industry-wide stand down event ever held
Event overview: Construction Safety Week and OSHA are partnering to create the largest industry-wide construction stand down ever held. Companies are encouraged to join the national effort and stand down to raise fall hazard awareness and build a stronger, healthier, safer industry together. If you cannot join on May 6, we invite you to stand down with us any time during the week of May 4-8.
After the stand down, a Certificate of Participation can be downloaded so anyone who joined the cause can be recognized.
May 6, 2026
Event topic: OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
Event overview: Gilbane will conduct a stand down event in partnership with OSHA with invitees to include CSW Exec Committee & Technical Committee Members, industry partners, skilled craft, and Labor and OSHA officials.
May 6, 2026
Event topic: Safety training & industry-wide stand down event
Event overview: Granite will host an event focused on STCKY/High Hazard categories and recognizing OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, with invitees to include industry partners, Granite skilled craft, Labor and OSHA officials, and media.
May 6, 2026
Event topic: Construction Safety Week 2026
Event overview: PCI will host a partnership event with Hensel Phelps at the Montgomery Data Centers location. There will be executive speakers focusing on enhancing safety and health in the industry.
May 6, 2026
Event topic: Construction Safety Week 2026
Event overview: Turner-led joint venture Tennessee Builders Alliance will partner with the Tennessee Titans for a project-wide safety event during the week. More than 2,000 workers onsite will gather with project leadership, Titans representatives, and special guests.
Safety Week 2026 Supporters
The growth and impact of Safety Week year after year wouldn’t be possible without our supporters. There are many ways for your company to get involved, show your support and join us in building a stronger, safer industry together.