Safety and Health Featured in ACHR News: Putting Workers First
Washington, DC, September 23, 2026- The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration NEWS is the HVACR contractors’ most trusted news magazine, a division of BNP Media, which empowers media outlets such as ENR, ISHN, and SNIPS News, among many others. They assist decision-makers in all segments including residential, commercial, industrial, etc. with a variety of information covering energy management solutions, HVACR equipment and component selections, refrigeration and refrigerants, regulatory affairs, marketing, sales, and management.
Safety and Health, The Construction Safety Organization, was recently featured by ACHR News in an article highlighting the launch of the new national organization and its commitment to a “Workers First” approach to construction safety and health. The September 21, 2026 article describes Safety and Health as an organization built around the experiences of contractors, employers, workers, safety professionals, regulators, manufacturers, and educators—with a mission focused exclusively on advancing safety and health across the construction industry. The team emphasized that the organization was created through conversations with founding members who saw an opportunity for greater collaboration, practical solutions, and a unified focus on construction safety and health.
At the center of Safety and Health is the belief that protecting workers and supporting responsible employers are complementary goals. The organization’s “Workers First” philosophy is designed to move safety beyond a compliance-only mindset by encouraging contractors to train, equip, empower, and genuinely value their employees. Through education, forums, events, advocacy, and the sharing of practical best practices, Safety and Health sets to make safety innovation more collaborative—allowing lessons learned on one jobsite to benefit workers across the industry. As highlighted in ACHR News, the organization also intends to bring together contractors, safety professionals, regulators, manufacturers, educators, and other stakeholders around practical solutions that can be implemented in the field.
The article also highlights the depth of experience behind Safety and Health, including leaders and advisors with decades of experience in construction, safety management, trade associations, and OSHA. That collective experience reflects the organization’s commitment to connecting policy, education, and real-world jobsite experience. Safety and Health is launching with the goal of creating a national community where construction professionals can collaborate, share what works, and help raise the standard for safety and health across the industry.
We are grateful to ACHR News and editor \ Austin Keating for recognizing the importance of this mission and helping introduce Safety and Health to the construction community.