Safety Awards

Applications Are Now Open! Review the Process Below and Apply.

The AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Safety Award is designed to provide national recognition to AWCI contractor members who have effectively managed safety programs throughout the past two years.

*Each entrant must have or create an account in the Awards Platform to be able to submit the application.

Dates to Know

Application Opens: December 16

Application Due: January 23

Judging Begins: February 4

Announcement of Winners:
April 2 during BUILD25

Fees

$150 per entry

Payment is required at the time of application submission for each entry.

A separate application must be submitted per entry.

Eligibility and Application

All AWCI contractor members in good standing are eligible to apply for AWCI’s safety award except for those that have had a

Fatality since December 31, 2022
Willful citation (final verdict) since December 31, 2021

Application Process

Anonymity is key when completing the application form. Avoid using the contractor’s company name or staff names in essay responses. Use generic terms such as “our company” or “company X” for the company and job titles instead of staff names, e.g., “our project manager” or “our safety director,” etc.

Note: Identifying information that is required, such as the contact person’s details and company name at the beginning of the form, is used by AWCI staff and is not shown to the judges.

All applications must include the following:

Completed application
Application fee: $150/entry
Company-wide 2024 OSHA Form 300A: The numbers that are reported on the nomination form should match the numbers on the OSHA Form 300A. If the numbers do not match, at best you will receive a call from AWCI’s safety staff and at worst your company will be disqualified.

Copy of your company’s corporate safety and health program table of contents/outline (if one exists)
Photos

- The photo file format should be .png or jpeg (.jpg)
- Minimum dots-per-inch (DPI) requirement is 300 DPI for print
- Size: 2550 pixels wide x 3300 pixels high (minimum)
- Safety award photos are not presented to the judges and therefore may show the applicant’s company brand. Safety photos are used to create the winners’ videos and for possible use in AWCI’s Construction Dimensions magazine.
- Do not include photos that show safety violations.

View a sample application.

Watch an instructional video.
Note: pre-recorded in 2023 and meant to be informative only.

*Each entrant must have or create an account in the Awards Platform to be able to submit the application.

Winner Announcements

Safety Award winners will be announced at the AWCI’s Excellence Awards Celebration on Wednesday, April 2, 9:30–10:30 am during BUILD25: AWCI’s Convention + Expo, March 31–April 3, 2025, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Questions?

For all inquiries, contact Janie Hakim.