May is BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
Building Safety Month is an international campaign that takes place in May to raise awareness about building safety. This campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes, and helps individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.
The International Code Council, its members, and a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety communities come together with corporations, government agencies, professional associations and nonprofits to promote building safety through proclamations, informational events, legislative briefings and more. We come together to support Building Safety Month because we understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play.
All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters like fires, weather-related events and structural collapse. Building codes are society's best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores and entertainment venues. Code officials work day in and day out to keep the public safe.
History
For the last 45 years, we have celebrated advances in constructing safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient buildings and homes. The ongoing support of Building Safety Month and the important role code officials play in public safety in the built environment has come from U.S. presidents, governors, mayors, county executives, other government officials and construction industry professionals.
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2025: This is your chance to raise the profile and educate communities. The special 2025 Building Safety Month website is live and full of ideas and resources to make your community’s Building Safety Month activities successful and memorable. To support this year’s theme “Game On,” chapters, states, municipalities, cities, and territories around the world are encouraged to submit a proclamation on Building Safety Month (BSM).
To submit an online version of a proclamation CLICK HERE.
For downloadable Word document that can be personalized with your logo and information, please CLICK HERE.
PermitTechNation is proud to showcase your Chapter, City, County and State's Proclamation, forward a copy here!
2025 Building Safety Month Proclamations
2025 Game On Weekly Themes:
Week 1 (May 1–3) Discover how building safety impacts our daily lives including the places where we work, learn and play.
Build Your Offense Create a plan to actively support building safety programs in your community. |
Week 3 (May 11-17) Stay prepared for natural hazards such as severe weather, wildfires, earthquakes and more with our disaster toolkits.
Week 4 (May 18–24) Meet building safety professionals and learn about rewarding careers in building safety. |
Going Into Overtime See what’s next for the building safety industry, including global trends, artificial intelligence and more. |
Share your Building Safety Month activities on all your social channels. Be sure to use the hashtags #BuildingSafetyMonth2025 and #BuildingSafety365 and tag ICC and your Code Chapter friends! |
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
Promoting Building Safety Month
Here are a few ideas for jurisdictions and chapters who are interested in promoting BSM (earns points for Annual Report):
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