PRINTER'S NO. 1786

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

328

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY COX, HARKINS, MACKENZIE, DONATUCCI, BERNSTINE,

BIZZARRO, BURNS, T. DAVIS, DiGIROLAMO, HELM, HILL-EVANS,

KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, NEILSON,

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives is committed to

recognizing that our growth and strength depend on the safety

and economic value of the homes, buildings and infrastructure

that serve our residents in everyday life and in times of

natural disaster; and

WHEREAS, Confidence in the structural integrity of the

buildings and other structures within our communities is

achieved through the work of building safety and fire prevention

officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, design

where we live, learn, work, worship and play; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Pennsylvania Association of

Building Code Officials (PABCO), the ICC's Pennsylvania State

Professional Chapter, and the members of other ICC chapters in

this Commonwealth, including the Lancaster County Code

Association, the Berks County Building and Code Association, the

Pennsylvania Building Officials Conference, the Commonwealth

Building Officials, the Pennsylvania Association of Code

Officials, the Pennsylvania Association of Fire Code Officials,

the Professional Chapter of Western Pennsylvania, the Liberty

standards development organization; and

WHEREAS, Our government is able to avoid the cost and

complexity of developing and maintaining these codes, which are

the most widely adopted building safety and fire prevention

codes in the nation; and

WHEREAS, These codes include safeguards to protect the public

from natural disasters such as hurricanes, snowstorms,

tornadoes, wild land fires, floods and earthquakes; and

WHEREAS, "Building Safety Month" is sponsored by ICC and

PABCO, along with all other ICC chapters in this Commonwealth;

and structural collapse; and

WHEREAS, Building codes are society's best way of protecting

homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores and

entertainment venues; and

WHEREAS, Code officials work day in and day out to keep the

public safe; and

WHEREAS, "Building Safety Month" encourages all

Pennsylvanians to be aware of the importance of safe and

resilient building construction, fire prevention, disaster

mitigation and new technologies in the construction industry and

projects to improve safe building construction at home and in

the community and acknowledge the essential service provided by

Federal agencies and State and local building departments in

protecting lives and property; and be it further

RESOLVED, That Pennsylvanians be encouraged to join

communities across America in participating in "Building Safety

Month" activities.