Occupational Safety And Health Professionals Day cc
CLER ONT
ice of Champion\
'W3-1ERE.AS,the residents of Clermont, Lake County, Florida value safe and healthy workplaces
for all of our citizens; and
'W3-1EREAS, the majority of workplace injuries and fatalities are preventable, however more
than 5,000 U.S. workers die each year from job related injuries, and millions more suffer occupational
injuries and illnesses; and
I473-CEREAS, businesses spend $170 billion a year on costs tied to occupational injuries,
illnesses and healthcare, as well as facing intangible costs of losing a loved one, friend or coworker; and
WHEREAS, safer organizations enjoy increased productivity, higher employee satisfaction
and a better reputation while recording less lost time and lower workers' compensation and healthcare
costs; and
1473-1EREAS, during the week of May 5-11, 2019, members of the American Society of Safety
Engineers, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
and corporate and association partners representing thousands of businesses will mobilize throughout
North America in an effort to increase public awareness of the value of following safe practices and staying
safe at work while helping companies and organizations enhance their workplace safety efforts; and
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2019, occupational safety and health professionals across North
America will be recognized on Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day for their commitment to
protecting people and property in their communities.
NOW, 73-fEREJ'ORE, I, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont do hereby proclaim the
week of May 5, 2019 through May 11, 2019 as
NORTH AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH WEEK
and Wednesday, May 8, 2019,to be
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DAY
encouraging all organizations, community leaders, employers and employees to support activities
designed to increase awareness of the importance of safe workplaces for all.
INIVIgNESS 'WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Clermont to be affixed this fourteenth day of May, two thousand and nineteen.
Gail L. Ash, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy Ackroyd Howe, MMC
City Clerk