experts in the built environment to create and implement the
highest-quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we
live, learn, work, worship and play; and
WHEREAS, The dedicated members of the Pennsylvania
Association of Building Code Officials, Pennsylvania State
Professional Chapter of the International Code Council and the
members of other International Code Council chapters in
Pennsylvania, 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
Liberty Chapter of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Association of
Fire Code Officials, the Professional Chapter of Western
Pennsylvania and PennBOC Regions 1, 2, 3 and 5, develop and
implement the highest-quality codes to inspect buildings; and
WHEREAS, "Building Safety Month" is sponsored by the
International Code Council and the Pennsylvania Association of
Building Code Officials, along with all of the other ICC
chapters in Pennsylvania, to remind the public about the
critical role of our communities' largely unknown guardians of
public safety, our local code officials, who assure us of safe,
efficient and livable buildings that are essential to keep
America great; and
WHEREAS, "No Code. No Confidence.," the theme for "Building
Safety Month" in 2019, encourages all Americans to raise
awareness of the importance of building safety and resilient
construction, fire prevention, disaster mitigation and new
technologies in the construction industry; and
WHEREAS, "Building Safety Month" encourages appropriate steps
that everyone can take to ensure that the places where we live,
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