AWCI is steadfast in our commitment to the safety, health and professional success of our members. Throughout 2025, we stayed closely aligned with OSHA, the Construction Industry Safety Coalition and the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention to help share vital resources focused on jobsite safety and total worker well-being, including mental health.
April 14-16, 2025
Houston, Texas
“Safety isn’t Monday morning—it’s the moment.” This simple yet profound quote, shared by Mike Holland, COO with MAREK, during AWCI’s Peer Safety Review (April 14-16, 2025) perfectly captured the mindset we encountered throughout our visit with the MAREK team in Houston, Texas. It’s a reminder that safety isn’t something we schedule, it’s something we live. It’s embedded in how we show up, how we lead, and how we look out for each other. Every moment. Every jobsite. Every person.
November 12-18, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee
“Safety isn’t Monday morning—it’s the moment.” This simple yet profound quote, shared by Mike Holland, COO with MAREK, during AWCI’s Peer Safety Review (April 14-16, 2025) perfectly captured the mindset we encountered throughout our visit with the MAREK team in Houston, Texas. It’s a reminder that safety isn’t something we schedule, it’s something we live. It’s embedded in how we show up, how we lead, and how we look out for each other. Every moment. Every jobsite. Every person.
November 12-18, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee
AWCI conducted a successful three-day Safety Peer Review with Valley Interior Systems in Nashville, Tennessee. This non-audit assessment focused on benchmarking best practices and continuous improvement through jobsite observations, operational reviews, and leadership dialogue. The review highlighted Valley Interior Systems’ strong commitment to safety culture and transparency, further driving excellence across the industry.
You Can’t Fix Your Mental Health with Duct Tape
Speaker: Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, Sally Spencer-Thomas LLC. Co-Founder and President, United Suicide Survivors International
The Perfect Storm: Employees Under Stress
Speaker: Sharon Lipinski, CEO of Habit Mastery Consulting
Building Adaptitude™: Tools, Actions and Attitudes to Succeed in a Changing World
Speaker: Cara Brookins, CEO of By Brookins, Inc.
In 2025, the AWCI Safety and Health Committee expanded its initiatives to strengthen member engagement and jobsite safety performance across the wall and ceiling industry. The committee works on several programs, including the AWCI Safety Peer Review Program, the Safety Awards process and the development of the AWCI Safety Program Template, designed to help contractors comply with both federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA requirements.
The committee continues to work with industry partners, including the Center for Construction Research and Training, National Safety Council and leading equipment manufacturers to address field challenges such as scissor lift safety, fall protection and task-specific personal protective equipment (PPE) innovations. These collective efforts are helping AWCI members strengthen their safety culture and reduce preventable incidents across the industry.
AWCI is partnering with Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, PsyD, to provide members with monthly health and wellness resources.
Each month, AWCI releases a new PDF discussion guide in English and Spanish. These guides help members facilitate important conversations within their company or organization. This is an 18-month program.
Learn MoreAWCI is an active member of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC).
AWCI is an active member of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), which is made up of 29 trade associations, representing associations from all sectors of the construction industry, including commercial building, heavy industrial production, home building, road repair, specialty trade contractors, material suppliers and construction equipment manufacturers. Workplace safety and health is a priority for all members of the coalition, and each is committed to helping create safer construction jobsites for workers. CISC was formed in 2013 to provide data and information to OSHA on regulatory, interpretive and policy initiatives.
The safety and success of any construction project is determined by the individual decisions and actions of every team member
The safety and success of any construction project is determined by the individual decisions and actions of every team member, the things they see, communicate and act on day in and day out. Each person on the job, regardless of their role, has a deep responsibility for the safety of their entire team, and must commit to always taking initiative when it comes to safety, to own the choices they make and the outcomes that result from those choices.
On October 30, 2025, AWCI signed onto comments from the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) (AWCI is a member) regarding OSHA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.
Together, we advocate for practical, effective solutions prioritizing worker safety without imposing unnecessary burdens on the construction industry.
Read CommentsHighlighting the importance and successes of workplace safety and health programs.
OSHA Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. AWCI spread the word with several emails and social media messaging across all communications channels, sharing information and resources with our members about staying safe.
Learn MoreAWCI is committed to supporting CIASP and increasing awareness regarding mental health in the construction industry.
AWCI is committed to supporting CIASP and increasing awareness regarding mental health in the construction industry.” Mental health and suicide prevention are major issues in the wall and ceiling construction industry.
In 2025, AWCI continued a social media awareness campaign to provide resources and information about this important topic during the month of September. We will keep this as a top priority not only as a safety and health concern, but also to provide resources for our members dealing with at-risk individuals and situations.
