Proclamation - 04.28.2020 - Occupational Safety Week1
CLEW ONT
Choice of Champions
iN3i�ERR.4 S, the residents of Clermont, Lake County, 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 5,000 U.S. workers die each year from job related injuries, and millions more
suffer occupational injuries and illnesses; and
IWOEREAS, 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
-KHE` ' AS, 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
iN3fERE.�IS, during the week of May 3-9, 2020, members of national and international safety
societies will join with corporate and association partners representing thousands
of businesses 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, during the week of May 3-9, 2020, 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.
9Vb'W, Therefore, I, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont do hereby proclaim the week of May
3, 2020 - May 9, 2020 as:
WORTH AME2 ICANOCCUPATIOX.0 SAYTTY & 9fP.UT-IfWEEK
and specifically recognizing Wednesday, May 6, 2020 as
OCC UPATIOXU SAFETY & 3fP.UTH PRO.FESSI0X-US Daly
In Vftnbez -Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Clermont
to be affixed this 28" day of April, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Gail L. Ash, M or
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Tracy Ackroyd Howe, MMC
City Clerk