HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 05 01-07 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week pRoCLAMATI
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OFFICE, OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
1111 To continue to keep workplace safety moving forward, as just a few decades ago in 1933, it was reported that
17,000 people died from on- the -job injuries in the U.S., and in the United States, in very recent years, 4.4 million suffered
occupational injuries and illnesses; and
W HEREAS, In the recent past, businesses have spent about $170 billion dollars a year on costs associated with
occupational injuries, health care and illnesses; and about $1 billion dollars every week to injured employees and their medical
providers — costs that take away from company profits, research and growth - costs that continue to go up as cuts in safety are
being made; and
W HEREAS, Indirect tangible costs of injuries may be as much as 20 times the direct costs, including costs from accident
investigation, low employee morale, retraining workers, repairs and production delays, while the intangible costs of losing a
loved one, a friend and a co- worker go beyond a price tag; and
IAL Occupational safety, health and environmental professionals work every day so that millions of people go to
and leave work injury free; and the more than 32,000 members of the 100 - year -old American Society of Safety Engineers are
occupational safety, health and environmental professionals committed to protecting people, property and the environment urge
employers to continue to invest in effective workplace safety programs as money cut from safety processes now can have an
enormous negative cost later -- from higher injury and health care costs, fines, lost production time, employee morale, or worst
of all, employee injury or death — the costs of cutting safety — both tangible and intangible — are too high and hard to recoup; and
likrHEREAS, During the week of May 1 — 7, 2011, North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week,
American Society of Safety Engineers members and corporate /association partners will mobilize countrywide in an effort to
increase employer, employee and public awareness of the importance of occupational safety and health to workers returning
home injury and illness free each day to their families; to raise the awareness of the role and contribution of safety, health and
environmental professionals; encouraging safe practices; and to help companies and organizations enhance their workplace
safety efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHARLES LACEY, MAYOR OF THE. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,;
do hereby Proclaim the week of May 1 -7, 2011, be designated as North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH)
Week and May 4, 2011, as Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day. The NAOSH 2011 theme is "Celebrating
a Century of Safety."
_ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, / hereunto have set my hand and caused
the Seal of the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this 8" day of April,
n 2011.
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