Construction Safety Week, sponsored by Associated General Contractors of America and Associated Builders and Contractors, takes place annually during May. The celebration is built around improving safety culture in the construction industry and highlighting the numerous ways that individual members of the workforce from craftsmen to project and business leaders can help improve safety processes.

Each weekday of 2025’s Safety Week has a distinct theme, illustrating a different element of construction safety culture.

Monday: Plan with Precision

Safety planning is most effective when it’s thorough and universal, utilizing the hierarchy of controls as well as collaboration between a project team, trade contractors, partners, and subject matter experts. Detailed scheduling can help identify high-risk activities in time to implement improved risk mitigation controls.

Tuesday: Identify High Energy Hazards

Effective controls begin with recognizing jobsite hazards, which is more easily done with a system to help categorize and prioritize them. Research shows that workers only identify 45% of the hazards they’re exposed to during their shifts, which makes it crucial to provide and use clear guidelines and tools that can help spot high energy hazards, potentially fatal sources of danger.

Wednesday: Own Your Part

Effective workplace safety comes from practicing personal responsibility at all levels of employment. Strong supervision and leadership, including field presence and open communication, set the tone for a meaningful safety culture, but all team members should be empowered to watch out for the entire team and stop work when spotting something that compromises safety.

Thursday: Engage and Empower Team Members

Employees that feel empowered are more likely to commit to quality work, ensure safety, feel confident in their abilities, and take charge in identifying and informing the team about safety risks, even if that requires work stoppage to do so. Giving employees a voice, recognition, decision-making involvement, and a sense of responsibility helps them feel like their contributions are important. Open communication and strong training and development programs help your team understand potential hazards.

Friday: Commit to Excellence, Deliver with Intent

Construction is akin to a team sport where success, whether it’s finishing a project or maintaining safety standards, depends on every teammate’s contribution and mutual support. Committing to a strong safety plan, taking pride in work quality, and voicing concerns all ensure that each member of a construction team is equipped to build and improve safety culture.