07-R233

2007 -- S 0981

Enacted 05/08/07

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING NORTH AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH WEEK

Introduced By: Senators Perry, Sheehan, C Levesque, Sosnowski, and Gibbs

Date Introduced: May 08, 2007

     WHEREAS, May 6 through May 12, 2007 marks the Annual North American

Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH); and

     WHEREAS, The Greater Boston Chapter Ocean State Section of the American Society

of Safety Engineers (ASSE) encourages its members to participate in NAOSH Week to increase

awareness on how to prevent injury and illness in the workplace; and

     WHEREAS, The ASSE was founded in 1911, and currently has 30,000 occupational

safety, health and environmental professional members; and

     WHEREAS, Every day millions of people go to and return from work safely due to the

efforts of occupational safety, health and environmental practitioners who integrate safety into the

business operation; and

     WHEREAS, The ASSE has long recognized the importance of decreasing workplace

injuries and deaths, and that a safer workplace positively impacts employee productivity and

satisfaction; and

     WHEREAS, It is imperative that employers, employees and the general public be aware

of the importance of preventing illness and injury in the workplace, and the positive impact that

integrating effective safety and health programs in the workplace has on the economy; now

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby commends the Awareness Campaign to prevent workplace injuries being waged by the

American Society of Safety Engineers and further congratulates the society for the many

workplace safety measures it is responsible for implementing that the citizens of Rhode Island

enjoy each day; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Greater Boston Chapter Ocean State

Section of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

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