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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY GIBBONS, BISHOP, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, WHITE, BRENNAN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, HESS, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MANN, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, PASHINSKI, QUINN, READSHAW, ROCK, SAINATO, K. SMITH, STABACK, SWANGER AND WAGNER, MAY 23, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 23, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and |
2 | Health Administration. |
3 | WHEREAS, On December 29, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon |
4 | signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which set forth |
5 | regulations for best practices for a safe and healthy work |
6 | environment in reaction to more than 100 years of hazardous and |
7 | deadly industrial practices; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The Occupational Safety and Health Act created the |
9 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under the |
10 | United States Department of Labor, to enforce stricter work- |
11 | place regulations to reduce job-related illnesses, injuries and |
12 | fatalities; and |
13 | WHEREAS, OSHA has strengthened regulations that limit |
14 | workers' exposure to hazardous chemicals and carcinogens, |
15 | including asbestos, inorganic arsenic, beryllium and cotton |
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1 | dust, resulting in a massive reduction of chemically induced |
2 | illnesses and disease among workers; and |
3 | WHEREAS, According to OSHA, workplace fatalities have been |
4 | reduced by 65% since 1970; and |
5 | WHEREAS, As of 2009, OSHA reported that 12 workers die on the |
6 | job every day and 3.3 million men and women sustain work-related |
7 | injuries or illnesses; and |
8 | WHEREAS, OSHA helps ensure the health and safety of America's |
9 | work force; and |
10 | WHEREAS, A safe and healthy work force is the engine that |
11 | drives our strong American economy; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Fewer workplace accidents and diseases reduce the |
13 | number of workers' compensation claims and lower costs for |
14 | American businesses; and |
15 | WHEREAS, OSHA lends support to the private and public sectors |
16 | through OSHA Training Institute Education Centers, which offer |
17 | curricula to train compliance officers in an effort to create |
18 | and maintain safe and healthy workplaces; and |
19 | WHEREAS, OSHA began operations on April 28, 1971, and has |
20 | enforced standards for 40 years that protect 130 million |
21 | American workers annually; therefore be it |
22 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the |
23 | 40th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health |
24 | Administration and its efforts to protect American workers and |
25 | their families. |
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