An article from AI, new partnerships and safety tips: Takeaways from Construction Safety Week 2026
This year, Turner Construction unveiled a free jobsite app, Gilbane announced a Construction Safety Week partnership with OSHA and major builders addressed safety language.
Published May 8, 2026
Zachary Phillips Senior Editor
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Construction Safety Week comes to a close Friday. This week, Construction Dive highlighted the efforts brought on by the organization’s leaders to improve hazard detection, planning and mitigation across the industry.
But it wasn’t all trends and tips. As U.S. firms paused work to stand-down and review best practices, this week also marked major milestones, to include a new, artificial intelligence jobsite safety application and an official partnership between Safety Week and OSHA.
Check out the full suite of coverage from the week below.
- Turner Construction shares AI safety tech with broader industry By Matthew Thibault • May 4, 2026
The New York City-based contractor developed SafeT Coach and tested it across its jobsites with tens of thousands of interactions. Read the full article ➔
- Major contractors are ‘All In Together’ for Construction Safety Week By Zachary Phillips • May 4, 2026
This year’s theme focuses on recognizing, responding and respecting, which applies not only to serious hazards on the jobsite but to the tradespeople performing the work. Read the full article ➔
- Big contractors seek to standardize safety language By Zachary Phillips • May 5, 2026
Workers find hazard planning and identification vary from jobsite to jobsite. Construction Safety Week leaders are looking to adopt the same vocabulary. Read the full article ➔
- ABC San Diego CEO compares mental health awareness to CPR By Zachary Phillips • May 6, 2026
Shandon Harbour likens suicide prevention to performing chest compressions, as both involve identifying a problem and offering help until a professional can get involved. Read the full article ➔
- How 3 builders are using AI for safety By Matthew Thibault • May 6, 2026
Skanska, Turner and Balfour Beatty have leveraged artificial intelligence for training, situational analysis and preventing serious injuries on roadwork jobsites. Read the full article ➔
- Construction Safety Week signs new OSHA alliance at DC event By Sebastian Obando • May 6, 2026
About 1,000 construction pros gathered on the National Mall Wednesday as part of Construction Safety Week to advance total worker health, both on and off the jobsite. Read the full article ➔
- Tips for maximizing impact from a jobsite safety stand-down By Zachary Phillips • May 7, 2026
Construction leaders suggest teaming with craft personnel, focusing on acknowledging successes and getting creative to make safety info stick. Read the full article ➔
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