PRINTER'S NO. 3558
No. 695 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BIANCUCCI, BELFANTI, MANDERINO, LEVDANSKY, BEYER,
BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
COHEN, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, DeLUCA,
HARHART, O'NEILL, THOMAS, MURT, SIPTROTH, GEIST, GEORGE,
GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HELM,
HERSHEY, JAMES, W. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MANN,
MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MENSCH,
MILLARD, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, MICOZZIE, HESS, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, QUINN, READSHAW, ROSS, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR,
SCAVELLO, SEIP, STURLA, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, KULA, SANTONI, ADOLPH, MUNDY, SOLOBAY,
HARHAI, REICHLEY, PARKER, KOTIK, MAHONEY, ROHRER, K. SMITH,
EVERETT AND MAJOR, APRIL 7, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 7, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 28, 2008, as "Workers' Memorial Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Every year on April 28, communities and worksites
4 around the world honor friends, family members and colleagues
5 who have been killed or injured on the job; and
6 WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported
7 more than 5,700 annual workplace fatalities, and more than 4
8 million yearly work-related injuries and illnesses in recent
9 years, and experts estimate that at least 50,000 deaths occur
10 annually as a result of occupational diseases; and
11 WHEREAS, More than 200 workers are lost annually through
12 fatal workplace accidents in this Commonwealth; and
1 WHEREAS, While news reports often focus our attention on
2 disastrous workplace events, most of these workers die
3 individually with little public attention; and
4 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to honor the memory of the
5 courageous and dedicated members of Pennsylvania's labor force
6 who have died as a result of workplace accidents; and
7 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize workers who have been
8 injured or disabled in workplace accidents; and
9 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the integrity of
10 Pennsylvania's work force and its achievements on behalf of the
11 economic growth of our Commonwealth; and
12 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to call for vigilance and
13 increased safety in the workplace; and
14 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives wishes to pay tribute
15 to workers who have died or who have been injured or disabled in
16 workplace accidents, to honor the contributions of
17 Pennsylvania's work force and to call for increased workplace
18 safety; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
20 28, 2008, as "Workers' Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania.
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