construction industry and are an ideal time for promoting
awareness of the dangers of opioid abuse in the industry; and
WHEREAS, The Keystone Contractors Association has partnered
with the National Safety Council to create an educational
toolbox for construction industry employers, including materials
to facilitate discussions with workers about the dangers of
opioids and prescription drug abuse and "Warn Me" stickers to
place on workers' insurance cards in the hopes of encouraging
health care providers to discuss opioid issues with those
workers; and
WHEREAS, The following groups plan to join the Keystone
Contractors Association and the National Safety Council in
promoting awareness of the dangers of opioids and prescription
drug abuse within the construction industry during the last full
week in July: NUCA Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Building and
Construction Trades Council, Keystone Mountain Lakes Regional
Council of Carpenters, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning
Contractors' National Association - Pennsylvania Chapter,
Pennsylvania Builders Exchange, Architectural Glass and Metal
Association, Ironworker Employers Association of Western
Pennsylvania, General Building Contractors Association, Master
Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania, National
Electrical Contractors Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter,
Mechanical Contractors Association of America - Pennsylvania
Chapters and Laborers International Union of North America -
Pennsylvania Council; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of July 21 through 27, 2019, as "Construction Opioids
Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the construction industry in Pennsylvania be
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