Author: Nazia Shah
The National AGC Safety Awards (NASA) program has been an ongoing effort since 1991, offering member companies an opportunity to evaluate their safety records. NASA compares an AGC member’s safety performance with that of other AGC members, based on company size and construction type. In the most recent award cycle, for the calendar year 2025, more than 1,500 members submitted their safety data across 63 chapters. In addition to recognizing member achievements, the AGC Chapter Safety Awards highlight the outstanding efforts of chapters based on a weighted average of member participation and overall incident rates. Congratulations to this year’s AGC Chapter Safety Award winners! Less than 125…
Join us on June 3, 2-3 p.m. Eastern for the next virtual quarterly town hall. This session will feature an update on the status of OSHA’s proposed federal heat standard, an overview of OSHA’s revised Heat NEP, recent enforcement trends, and emerging state initiatives. It will also include a discussion on heat safety programs from Kwest Group and Helix Electric. Speakers Learn More and Register The purpose of AGC’s Safety & Health Town Halls is to communicate key safety and health issues and challenges, as well as discuss enforcement, regulatory, and outreach activities at the national and local levels. Looking Ahead…
Construction safety leadership isn’t only about preventing incidents, it’s also about controlling the exposures that impact worker health. AGC’s Health Hazards in Construction (HHC) is a four‑day, in‑person course designed to build practical industrial hygiene (IH) skills for construction. You’ll learn how to identify, evaluate, and control workplace health hazards, including exposure to chemicals, noise, dust, heat stress, and more—so you can better manage and coordinate IH services. Key Takeaways Course Details HHC is one of four courses in AGC’s Construction Safety Management Certificate (CSMC), a credential that goes beyond basic compliance and signals safety leadership.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) met March 31 and April 1, 2026, to review several proposed OSHA rulemaking actions that could affect construction employers. During the two-day virtual meeting, OSHA staff presented a series of deregulatory proposals aimed at reducing regulatory burden while maintaining worker protections, and ACCSH members discussed and voted on recommendations to provide to the Agency. Among the most significant proposals for the construction industry is OSHA’s plan to remove the requirement for medical evaluations before employees use filtering facepiece respirators (such as N95s) and loose-fitting powered…
The time has come to make sure your team (and you) are up to date on the latest developments in construction safety. Safety moves fast, so do we. The agenda for the Summer 2026 Construction Safety & Health Conference has been released, providing timely content for meaningful engagement and learning. Here are the daily highlights: Things don’t end Friday either, with the unique 3M Experience blending learning with a night to remember (innovation center tour, Saint Paul Saints baseball game). This is a free addition with registration, as long as you opt-in while tickets last. Take a look at all…
OSHA has launched the Safety Shout-Out Challenge as part of its annual Safe + Sound campaign, encouraging workers to recognize coworkers for safe actions on the job. Using printable “Safety Shout-Out” cards, employees can acknowledge behaviors such as reporting near misses, conducting thorough safety inspections, helping others work safely, modeling safe work practices, etc. OSHA says peer-to-peer recognition can increase awareness of safe behaviors, provide immediate positive feedback, strengthen teamwork, and encourage conversations about safety. For employers, the challenge offers a simple way to reinforce a positive safety culture and engage workers through toolbox talks, safety meetings, and internal communications.…
The recently published 2024 Annual Report of Severe Injuries and Illnesses Reported from Employers Covered by Federal OSHA summarizes the most common severe injuries and illnesses reported to OSHA in 2024, with spotlight pages summarizing reported eye losses, a 10-year analysis of falls and forklift-related injuries, and the SIR Dashboard. The SIR annual reports, dataset, and dashboard include all severe injury and illness reports made by establishments subject to federal enforcement authority (approximately half of U.S. workers). In 2024, the construction industry reported 1,699 severe injury incidents to OSHA, including 1,468 inpatient hospitalizations and 231 amputations. These figures are lower…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet virtually on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., ET. The agenda for this meeting includes: Individuals may submit comments, including attachments, identified by Docket No. OSHA–2025–0001, electronically at https://www.regulations.gov/, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Comments must be submitted by Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Additional information will be posted to the ACCSH website, https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/accsh, ahead of the meeting. For more information, see the Federal Register Notice and ACCSH website. Contact Kevin Cannon for more…
On April 15, in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, AGC hosted a Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Forum focused on Alcohol Awareness and Workplace‑Supported Recovery, featuring experts from SAFE Project. The session highlighted how alcohol use affects worker wellbeing, explained key definitions like heavy and binge drinking, and emphasized that recovery looks different for everyone. The presenters shared practical ways employers can reduce stigma, support recovery, and create more inclusive, recovery‑friendly workplaces – starting with simple steps like alcohol‑optional events and open conversations about available resources. The recording and slides are now available on AGC’s website. The AGC Mental Health…
On April 10, OSHA issued its revised national emphasis program (NEP) for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards in the workplace. Originally issued in April 2022, the revised enforcement policy remains largely unchanged with a few exceptions. The 2022 policy required each OSHA regional office to double their heat-related enforcement activity, while the most recent policy avoids establishing any inspection metrics. Another change in the new policy is the reduced number of targeted industries. Compared to the 2022 Heat NEP, the data update resulted in 46 target industries removed from the tables, 22 industries added, and 33 industries retained, for a…