Bill Text: HI SCR71 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Workers' Memorial Day; Workplace Injuries and Fatalities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-02 - Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-02-16. [SCR71 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SCR71-Amended.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
DESIGNATING APRIL 28, 2016, AS "WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY" IN HAWAII IN MEMORY OF WORKERS KILLED, INJURED, OR DISABLED IN THE WORKPLACE.
WHEREAS, every year in America, thousands of workers are killed as a result of workplace injuries and occupational illnesses; and
WHEREAS, since 1989, Workers' Memorial Day is annually observed throughout the world on April 28 to remember workers killed or disabled as a result of workplace injuries; and
WHEREAS, April 28 was designated as Workers' Memorial Day because it is the anniversary of the founding of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, according to the most recently available data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4,679 of the nation's workers fell victim to fatal work injuries, while more than 3,657,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported nationwide; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, thirty-one Hawaii workers fell victim to fatal work injuries; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to honor and pay tribute to the courageous and dedicated members of Hawaii's labor force who have been injured, disabled, or killed as a result of workplace accidents; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to recognize the integrity of Hawaii's workforce and the workforce's contributions to economic growth; and
WHEREAS, this body continues to pursue and call for increased workplace safety; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2016, the House of Representatives concurring, that April 28, 2016, be designated as "Workers' Memorial Day" in Hawaii in memory of workers killed, injured, or disabled in the workplace; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor and the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Workers' Memorial Day; Workplace Injuries and Fatalities
