MISSIONSAFETY
We’ve known all along that our safety team was top notch. And 2025 was the year when AGC’s efforts were recognized nationally and abroad. The secret to our success? Understanding the safety and health hazards that exist, crafting resources chapters and members can use to make a difference, and the ability to harness our advocacy aptitude to promote safer work zones and support effective safety rules and regulations.
PROVIDING RIGHT-SIZED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
AGC of America worked with Autodesk to provide dozens of member firms with nearly 300 packages of safety gear in sizes designed to better fit women and people of smaller stature. We launched and funded this effort to address the challenges many firms are having in sourcing proper-fitting personal protective equipment, or PPE for short, for some of their employees, including women. The broader intent of this program is to encourage PPE manufacturers to make their products available in a wider range of sizes and fit types.
LAUNCHING AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE
AGC of America launched an online, self-paced mental health and suicide prevention course designed to help construction supervisors provide resources and support for workers. The roughly three-hour course covers key topics such as the risk factors for mental health challenges and suicide in construction, how to cultivate a psychologically safe work culture, identifying and approaching employees in need, leadership and employee engagement, and human resources considerations. Over 600 supervisors have registered for the class, and nearly half have already completed it.
AGC of America was recognized in the Parliament of the United Kingdom in honor of our commitment to construction mental health safety.
LAUNCHING A CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The need for expert safety leaders continues to grow as construction sites become more complex. That is why AGC created and launched a new Construction Safety Management Certificate program in 2025. The new certificate offers a comprehensive 4-course program that can be taken individually or as a full certificate program.
Helping Prevent Falls in Construction
Over 600 construction professionals completed AGC of America’s Fall Prevention in Construction class in 2025. This program, which is funded by a federal Susan Harwood training grant, offers instruction on how to set up and operate job sites that mitigate the risk of workers falling and getting injured.
Hear from our First Safety Management Certificate Recipient!
CREATING AN AWARD-WINNING SAFETY PROGRAM
The National Safety Council presented AGC of America’s senior director of safety, health and risk management, Kevin Cannon, with its 2025 Distinguished Service to Safety Award, which is the Council’s highest award. Cannon’s recognition is a national endorsement for AGC of America’s work to protect the health and safety of the construction workforce.
SHOWCASING TOP-QUALITY SAFETY PROGRAMS
AGC of America continues to catalogue and promote the work member firms and construction professionals are doing to improve the health and safety of the construction industry. Each year we recognize the top safety professional and safety champion of the year. We rigorously vet hundreds of company safety programs before awarding a handful of Construction Safety Excellence Awards each year. And we recognize member firms who have delivered impressive safety commitment during the year.
We do this to honor these successes. But the broader purpose is to learn from each of these winners, share their success stories and encourage other firms to emulate the successful work our award winners are doing to protect workers.
SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK AND OSHA'S SAFETY STANDDOWN
AGC of America is the original signature supporter of Construction Safety Week, an annual industry-led event that emphasizes collaboration and celebrates the dedication of individuals and companies who prioritize safety in the construction industry. At the same time, we continue to support the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.
PROMOTING WORK ZONE SAFETY
AGC and HCSS again collaborated to conduct the annual Highway Work Zone Safety Survey and release the results at the start of the busy summer driving season. This survey allows AGC to measure the extent and impact of highway work zone crashes. We use the release of the results to generate significant media coverage of the need for motorists to slow down and remain aware in highway work zones. The survey data also supports the work our chapters are doing to successfully advocate for tougher work zone safety violation measures. And AGC of America is using the data to help advocate for greater federal collection of highway work zone safety data and to push back against efforts to ban speed cameras in highway work zones.
