HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06171986 - X.1 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming )
June 15 - 21 , 1986 as ) RESOLUTION NO. 86/349
National Safety in the Workplace )
Week )
WHEREAS, workplace accidents each year kill about 11 ,300
Americans and injure an additional 1 .9 million workers; and
WHEREAS, these accidents cost Americans about $33.4 billion
annually; and
WHEREAS, employers and employees in the public and private
sectors must recognize the need to safeguard the working place so that
we may enjoy a productive and healthy environment; and
WHEREAS, the American Society of Safety Engineers,
established in 1911 , is an organization dedicated to the reduction of
workplace accidents and deaths through the training and development of
highly skilled professionals in safety and health management; and
WHEREAS, the Society has nearly 20,000 members in the United
States and more than 50 countries , who will be calling attention to the
seriousness and magnitude of this problem through appropriate
activities; and
WHEREAS, this endeavor is worthy of our support and coopera-
tion so that we may reduce the toll of workplace injuries and deaths;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby proclaim June 15 -
21 , 1986 to be NATIONAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE WEEK in Contra Costa
County and urge the citizens of this county to join the members of the
American Society of Safety Engineers in their attempts to improve our
safety and health.
PASSED and ADOPTED on June 17, 1986 by unanimous vote of the
Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an order entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors
on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
�,,•q` 17th day of June , 1986.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By: c Deputy Clerk
Intr duced by
!Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak
District IV