Construction Safety Week, the industry’s annual initiative uniting around shared commitment to health and safety, will take place May 4-8. This year’s theme, “All in Together,” reinforces unified focus on preventing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) through the pillars “Recognize, Respond and Respect.”
Construction Safety Week announced a new alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This official partnership strengthens the shared commitment to preventing SIFs and advancing Total Worker Health across the full construction project life cycle with all industry stakeholders.
“This alliance with OSHA is an important step forward in unifying the industry,” said Adam Jelen, Gilbane Building president and CEO and 2026 Safety Week Chair. “The alliance will support information, education and resources that strengthen Construction Safety Week’s impact and its focus on elevating health and safety and deepening the culture of care across the industry.”
Safety Week and OSHA will again partner on the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, encouraging companies across the U.S. and Canada to pause work on May 6, or during the week, to create the industry’s largest safety stand-down.
Building Alignment Through a Five-Year Plan: Since 2014, the industry has advanced best practices and increased focus on vital issues including mental health. As part of 2026 planning, Safety Week launched a five-year vision to further deepen the culture of care centered around respect for the skilled craft to drive alignment in how health and safety is understood, owned and engineered across the entire project life cycle with all stakeholders.
Recognize, Respond, Respect: This year’s theme centers on these three pillars and a unified call to action on high energy, high hazard work to prevent SIFs. To support this, Safety Week launched a new technical bulletin series developed with the Technical Committee, informed by industry leaders, safety experts and skilled craft professionals. The bulletins reflect a shared responsibility to protect lives throughout the project life cycle.
“For over a decade, Construction Safety Week has been a catalyst, creating tangible change in how health and safety is owned and engineered across projects,” said Jelen. “By emphasizing the importance of recognizing, responding to and respecting high energy hazards, we are strengthening safety culture across our industry and helping ensure every worker returns home safely.”
Giveaway Program Focuses on Hazard Recognition: The Spin the Wheel, Spot the Hazard giveaway running April 6-May 7, is designed to strengthen high energy hazard recognition. Individuals and companies can enter at constructionsafetyweek.com/giveaway for a chance to win $1,000.
