OSHA Safe+Sound Week 2025

Posted 8/13/2025

Announcement!

Monday, August 11th is the first day of this year’s OSHA Safe+Sound Week 2025. This is a nationwide, year-round campaign with the goal to encourage workplaces of all kinds to implement a successful safety and health program. It is a time to act, reflect on, and recognize efforts your organization has taken to improve safety through the year.

This year, Safe + Sound Week will provide resources and activities for businesses on emergency preparedness and response that can be done at work or at home.

Why Your Plant, Mill, or Mine Should Participate in OSHA Safe+Sound Week 2025

Successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line. Participating in Safe + Sound Week can help get your program started, energize an existing one, or provide a chance to recognize your safety and health accomplishments. Participating in Safe + Sound Week is easy and fun!

All workplaces need a safety and health program that includes management leadership, worker participation, and a systemic approach to finding and fixing hazards. Focus on ways to be safe and sound at work whether you already have an effective program, or you are getting started with building one.

All organizations looking for an opportunity to recognize their commitment to safety and health are welcome to participate. Last year, more than 5,000 businesses helped raise awareness about workers’ safety and health!

Can’t participate during Safe + Sound Week? That’s okay! Pick a week that works for you and your team.

Check out the event archive for information on previous years’ engagement.

Activity ideas here.

After completing your events, download your certificate here.

Nationwide Public Events

There are also events being offered nationwide free to the public. Read about a few below and see the full list on the event page.

Company/Organization Name: Lancaster Safety Consulting, Inc.

Event: Beyond the Certificate: OSHA 10/30 vs. General Awareness Training

Date and Time: 08/13/2025 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Description: With so many safety and health training options out there, it can be confusing to know what training is right for your company. Join Lancaster Safety for our next webinar where we break down the differences between OSHA 10/30 Hour courses and General Awareness Training, so you can decide what’s right for your business, your team, and your compliance needs. Discussion Points: – OSHA training requirements overview – What is the OSHA 10 and 30 hour training? – What is general awareness training – Which training is best for you?

Contact Phone Number: 888-403-6026

Company/Organization Name: Audition Technology

Event: Free webinar: “Decibels & Decisions: Protecting Hearing Through Policy and Products”

Date and Time: 08/15/2025 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Description: Integrating OSHA Hearing Conservation and FDA OTC Hearing Aid Rule for a compliant, worker-centric Hearing Safety, Wellness, Emergency Preparedness program

Contact Phone Number: 1-844-576-1110

Company/Organization Name: OccuPros

Event: Safety is Sexy: A Free Workshop to Build a Culture People Love

Date and Time: 08/13/2025 11:30 AM – 12:00 AM

Description: What if your safety program was your company’s most attractive asset? Let’s be honest: most safety programs are built on fear and checklists. They’re boring, they’re ignored, and they do little to inspire the very people they’re meant to protect. It’s time for a new approach. At OccuPros, we believe a truly “sexy” safety culture is confident, attracts and retains top talent, and powerfully protects your team. It’s not a list of rules; it’s a vibe of trust, engagement, and shared ownership. Join us for “Safety is Sexy,” a free, high-energy workshop designed for DFW’s business leaders, HR professionals, and managers who are tired of the status quo. We’ll show you how to ditch the dry compliance binders and build a vibrant safety culture that people actually love.

Contact Phone Number: 4697464040

What are you doing for OSHA Safe+Sound Week 2025? Let us know about your safety accomplishments!

All information courtesy (OSHA.gov)

The New ISO 12100 – Safety of Machinery

ISO 12100 is a fundamental safety standard being developed that will apply to a very broad array of machinery. There are many machines that have specific industry consensus standards that pertain to the particular equipment (e.g., power presses, robots, packaging machinery). There are many more machines for which no industry specific standard exists. In this case, the ISO “A level” standard ISO 12100 Safety of Machinery applies. Complying with the requirements of ISO 12100 is a critical first step in achieving mobility of equipment and consistent operations.

Electrical Hazards

There are three basic electrical hazards that cause injury and death: shock, arc-flash, and arc-blast. Following these safety principles can result in a safer work environment and prevent injuries or even death.

Safety Tip: Keep Up with Unfired Pressure Vessel Inspections

Unfired pressure vessel inspections - are they necessary? Absolutely. Pressure vessels must be regularly inspected and be maintained in a safe operating condition. The higher the risk, the more stringent the requirements for operating and inspecting the vessel.

Essential First Aid Skills for Maintenance Workers

Having a thorough understanding of what first aid skills for maintenance workers look like and why they matter is so critical. While the hope is that you never have to use the knowledge, it can be the difference between life and death in an urgent situation.

The Totally Responsible Individual: Dealing with Chaotic Events

A chaotic or traumatic event can happen to anyone at any time or place. Would you be ready if it happened to you? Anything that threatens your sense of safety and security either physically or mentally can be considered a traumatic event. How well you respond to and recover from such events primarily depends on your overall state of well-being. Let's look at ways to develop the Internal Resources and External Resources you need to put yourself in the best possible position to deal with chaotic events.

Symbiosis of Maintenance and Safety in Process Industry

“Prevention is better than cure”, this proverb sounds rightly in case of maintenance also. If the maintenance is prevented, then the availability of the plant increases and the overall cost reduces. Every effort should be made to avoid maintenance, which can be achieved through continuous monitoring of equipment and upgrading the sophistication of the equipment through better design and process improvement.

Plant Deaths Fall 14.0%

Work-related deaths at U.S. manufacturing plants declined 14.0 percent in 2007, marking a rebound from the 16.0 percent increase that occurred in 2006. This was among the findings of the new Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

OSHA Safe+Sound Week 2025