Safety

Each year, the International Code Council leads Building Safety Month, a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of modern building codes. Behind every safe structure is a team of trained professionals, from inspectors and code officials to engineers and plan reviewers, ...

Workplace distractions run the gamut in the construction industry. Finances, a nagging injury or other health issue, substance abuse, a family member’s health problem, an argument with a spouse or significant other, problems for a child at school, uncertainty about one’s career, ...

With suicide rates among construction workers more than twice the national average, the industry is grappling with the effects of high stress, physically demanding work and a rough-and-tough culture that often discourages seeking help. Recognizing this urgent need, the ABC Cares ...

For years, there’s been a quiet but persistent belief in construction: safety measures slow productivity. But in reality, the safest jobsites are usually the most productive. In 2023, the construction industry saw 1,075 workplace fatalities—the highest among all private industry...

Heat stress occurs when the body’s natural temperature regulation methods begin to fail. Construction workers are at an increased risk of it since they spend long hours outdoors doing physically demanding tasks. Unmanaged heat stress can lead to dehydration, muscle cramps and con...

The phone vibrates at 2 a.m. A project manager's voice, tense with urgency, reports a water main break at the largest jobsite. The foundation, poured just yesterday, sits submerged. In the dark hours before dawn, dozens of questions demand immediate answers: How to notify the con...

Each year, Construction Safety Week offers the construction industry an opportunity to pause and refocus on the most important goal: ensuring every worker returns home safely. Mike Spensieri, who leads jobsite safety initiatives at Milwaukee Tool, shared observations from the fie...

WASHINGTON, May 1—Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2025 Health and Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to construction jobsite health and safety best practices. As a proud sponsor, ABC published the report ahead of Construction Safety Week 2025, May 5...

As Construction Safety Week 2025 approaches, companies are taking a harder look at one of the predominant factors pertaining to jobsite safety—or lack thereof—and how they can mitigate its inherent risk: the human factor. Under the theme “All in Together,” the week of May 5-9 wil...

Contact with electricity is one of the leading causes of fatalities in the workplace. The construction industry experiences over four times the number of electrical fatalities than any other leading industry, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International. The hard ...