OSHA City of Clermont
Proclamation
WHEREAS, the residents of Clermont, Florida value safe and healthy workplaces for all of our
citizens, and
'WHEREAS, the majority of workplace injuries and fatalities are preventable, however, more than
4,500 workers die each year from job related injuries and millions more suffer occupational injuries and
illnesses, and
WHEREAS, businesses spend $170 billion a year on costs tied to occupational injuries, health care
and illnesses, and the intangible costs of losing a loved one,friend or co-worker, and
WHEREAS, safer organizations enjoy increased productivity, higher employee satisfaction, and a
better reputation, while recording less lost time, and lower worker's compensation and healthcare
costs, and
WHEREAS, during the week of May 5 - 11, 2013, the North American Occupational Safety and
Health, the American Society of Safety Engineers members, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, and corporate and association partners representing thousands of businesses will
mobilize in an effort to increase employer, employee and public awareness of being safe at work, to
encourage safe practices, and to help companies and organizations enhance their workplace safety
efforts, and
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2013, occupational safety and health professionals will be recognized on
Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day for their commitment to protect people, property, and
the environment at work in their communities,
NOW, '3(EREFORE, be it resolved by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the
City of Clermont, I do hereby proclaim the week of May 5-11, 2013 as
north American Occupational Safety and 3-(ea(thWeek
and May 8, 2013 as
Occupational Safety and Hearth Professional Day.
I3CIVIT VESS WHEREOF I, Harold S Turville, Jr, Mayor of the City of Clermont, have
hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Clermont to be affixed this 23rd day of
April, two thousand and thirteen
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Harold S Turville,jr, .r
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