Milwaukee Tool held a safety stand-down during Construction Safety Week last year.


California Constructor asked the AGC Safety Week subcommittee members to share why Construction Safety Week is important to them and their companies.


“Safety Week is key to showing the investment and commitment the construction industry has made and will continue to make to ensure that safety is always the top priority. Milwaukee Tool has been a long-time sponsor and supporter of National Safety Week with a total commitment in leading and supporting jobsite trainings to over 300 jobsites and 30,000 tradespersons annually. Safety Week serves as a benchmark forum to share best practices, demonstrate new tools, and utilize technology from next generation head protection to mental health awareness. It’s a powerful reminder that safety is no accident and every woman and man on a jobsite are united to strengthen safety cultures across the industry to ensure everyone goes home safely.” – Shawn Ledbetter, Regional Manager Of Safety, Milwaukee Tool


“Safety is a way of life that needs to be valued more due to its importance, quality, and value. Safety is a chain reaction of effects and the impacts it makes. The process starts with the individual, while it takes a toll on co- workers, management, and family. The process is all based on choice, and the choice is in your hands. Take the extra two seconds to a few extra minutes to do a task safely or to put on PPE; life is more important than taking a shortcut to get the job done faster. Take the time, not the shortcut. Which one is more important to you, life or an extra few seconds or minutes?” – Travis Walker, Area Safety Manager, ACCO Engineered Systems


“Safety Week is so important because it brings the construction community together to celebrate and further promote safety in the workplace. It’s an opportunity for all workers to renew their commitment to safety by attending hands-on trainings, lectures, and demonstrations led by industry experts. Safety Week is for everyone—providing the opportunity to participate in events that instill knowledge and tools that are used every day on a job site. The industry celebration raises awareness around safety, which is carried on far beyond the week’s events.” – Steve Lee, Regional Director of Safety, Shawmut Design and Construction


CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTOR MAY-JUNE 2022


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