Heightened concern over H3N2 and seasonal viruses drives better hand hygiene, yet lapses in public restrooms persist.

Building Safety Month, an annual public awareness campaign led by the International Code Council, returns on May 1, 2026, with this year’s theme, “Built to Last.”

To help HVAC-R businesses address these areas, MSA Safety will showcase its latest end-to-end refrigerant management and monitoring solutions and debut its newest refrigerant monitors at the upcoming AHR Expo.

This fifth iteration will build on nearly a decade of data to inform training, outreach, and National Ladder Safety Month.
 

The report highlights how targeted plumbing projects helped improve health, safety, and daily life for more than 5,000 individuals across five countries.

Hosted every other year, the conference features three days of content from global experts on current and future trends in fire regulatory systems for performance-based design. 

At the 2026 Safety & Health Conference, attendees will have the opportunity to explore groundbreaking research on head protection during Breakout Session 3: Head Protection Research Results.

Learn how small home service crews can turn OSHA training into everyday habits with checklists, daily huddles, and visual reminders to boost safety, communication, and compliance.

The prestigious award is presented annually to a mechanical industry safety and health professional who has led their company to an exceptionally high degree of safety excellence.

The honor recognizes the company which has demonstrated an innovative safety idea, concept, or best practice that has led to measurable improvement in its safety program or culture.