Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 5, 2018)—Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), general contractors, will be joining more than 80 construction firms across the United States and Canada for Safety Week, held May 7th-11th.

Safety Week is an annual, industry-wide initiative organized by construction companies representing the Construction Industry Safety Initiative (CISI) and the Incident and Injury-Free (IIF) CEO Forum. These companies will join forces with one purpose—to inspire everyone in the industry to be leaders in safety. Statistics show that each year, more than 80,000 workers are injured on construction sites across the U.S.

Safety Week 2018 has been given the theme “The Power of Safe Choices.” Emphasizing the need to create safe work environments, workers, employees and leaders must recognize two things: that they must actively make safe choices each and every day and that those choices have significant impact on their colleagues, company, families and friends. This year’s campaign brings the individual’s role and the collective impact of safety together as one.

“My favorite quote on safety is, ‘Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands,' because it emphasizes the personal leadership one must assume to achieve an incident and injury free culture,” said Jeff Hansen, chief executive officer (CEO) of AP.  “Our people and our culture are what distinguishes us from other firms. They are the most valuable asset our customers and stakeholders see on a daily basis, but never appear on our balance sheet. Safety is the key protecting our people and preserving the AP brand.”

The collective mission of Safety Week 2018 is to partner together in thanking workers for supporting safety and recognizing efforts to be injury free; increasing awareness of the importance of being committed to safety every day; inspiring all participants to share best practices and work together in strengthening the industry’s safety culture; celebrating the need to be injury free; and conducting on-site safety awareness activities.

Safety Week activities will take place every day on all AP jobsites coast to coast. Teams will conduct events, such as equipment training sessions, crisis management drills and fall protection demonstrations.

“There are thousands of choices that happen on jobsites and in our offices every day that have a profound impact on the people in this industry and the communities we serve,” said Hansen . “This week is a chance to renew our focus and celebrate the commitment our workers have to keeping each other safe.”

For more inforamtion, visit a-p.com.