Safe + Sound Week 2025 + Wellbeing & Safe Driving Tools: A Safety Renaissance for Delaware Contractors

This summer, Delaware’s contractors have a unique opportunity to elevate safety beyond compliance and into a holistic culture of wellbeing and responsible practices. Running from August 11–17, 2025, OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week invites organizations nationwide to reinforce safety programs—with this year’s theme, “Preparedness Is Your Superpower”, focusing on emergency preparedness and response.

Complementing OSHA’s initiative, the National Safety Council (NSC) offers its Workplace Wellbeing Hub, a Real Costs of Fatigue calculator, and a Safe Driving Kit—all tools designed to help contractors build a resilient, informed, and healthier workforce.

Safe + Sound Week Overview

Safe + Sound Week is OSHA’s signature campaign for spotlighting the success of workplace safety management systems. DCA employers can:

Register via OSHA’s portal,

Access themed materials, graphics, and templates,

Host events, drills, and trainings tailored to their teams,

Earn recognition via certificates and a virtual coin post‑participation.

The 2025 emergency preparedness theme centers on:

Reviewing or updating emergency action plans,

Conducting evacuation drills and communication exercises,

Offering first aid, CPR, or AED training,

Engaging workers in scenarios like “Captain Preparedness”.

These efforts reinforce OSHA’s proven pillars of Leadership commitment, Worker participation, and Hazard recognition & remediation.

NSC Workplace Wellbeing Hub: Life Beyond Hard Hats

The NSC Workplace Wellbeing Hub defines safety expansively—treating mental, emotional, and physical wellness as integral to a secure work environment. Through this resource, contractors can access tools and frameworks (such as Total Worker Health® and the U.S. Surgeon General’s mental health guide) to support worker safety and wellbeing.

Wellbeing-related risks include:

Fatigue: Nearly 13% of work injuries stem from sleep deficiency;

Mental distress, substance misuse, impaired workers, psychological safety issues—all linked with higher incident rates.

Key wellbeing strategies encouraged by NSC:

Treating fatigue, stress, or impairment as safety hazards,

Integrating wellbeing assessments into safety programs,

Partnering across safety, HR, and frontline teams,

Tailoring initiatives rather than checkbox-style compliance.

Real Costs of Fatigue Calculator: Measuring the Invisible Impact

Fatigue isn’t just a personal struggle—it’s a significant business expense. NSC’s Real Costs of Fatigue calculator, developed with Brigham Health’s Sleep Matters Initiative, estimates costs like absenteeism, presenteeism, healthcare, and injury risk for your organization.

A typical organization of 1,000 employees may lose over $1 million per year due to fatigue:

$272K via absenteeism,

$776K via reduced productivity,

An additional $536K in healthcare costs if sleep health isn’t optimized.

By using this cost calculator, employers can quantify potential ROI for implementing fatigue-management strategies and improve safety culture through better scheduling, rest policies, and awareness.

NSC Safe Driving Kit: Tackling the Top Cause of Workplace Deaths

Motor vehicle crashes remain the #1 cause of workplace fatalities, and many occur during commutes or offsite jobs. NSC’s Safe Driving Kit offers a robust toolkit to help employers address distracted driving, impairment, and liability risks.

This FREE kit includes:

Sample cell phone and distracted driving policies,

Posters, infographics, fact sheets, myth busters, videos,

Survivor advocate stories and communications templates,

Activities and pledge campaigns to promote safe-driving culture.

The materials support HR and safety teams in securing senior leadership buy-in and delivering compelling education year-round.

Action Roadmap for Delaware Contractors

✅ Final Thoughts

This summer, the DCA membership in Delaware can redefine what workplace safety means—moving beyond hard hats to include wellbeing, rest, and responsible driving. Through OSHA Safe + Sound Week (Aug 11–17, 2025), SafeDE consultations, and NSC’s Wellbeing Hub, Fatigue Calculator, and Safe Driving Kit, you can build safer teams and demonstrate leadership in the industry.

👉 To get started:

Visit OSHA.gov/SafeAndSoundWeek and sign up in early July

Explore the NSC Workplace Wellbeing Hub and use cost calculators

Download the NSC Safe Driving Kit and distribute policy materials