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SRES 547 110th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Accident prevention Commemorations Congressional tributes Environmental Protection Environmental health Health Health education Occupational health and safety Professions Special days Special weeks

A resolution designating the week of May 4 through May 10, 2008, as "North American Occupational Safety and Health Week" and May 7, 2008, as "Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day".

Introduced: May 1, 2008 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2008
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3730-3731; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3730-3731; text of measure as introduced: CR S3720)
May 1, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3730-3731; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3730-3731; text of measure as introduced: CR S3720)
May 1, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates: (1) the week of May 4-May 10, 2008, as North American Occupational Safety and Health Week; and (2) May 7, 2008, as Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day.

Commends: (1) occupational safety, health, and environmental practitioners for their commitment to protecting people, property, and the environment; and (2) those businesses that encourage a strong safety culture and incorporate occupational safety and health into their business strategies.

Encourages support for activities aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of preventing illness, injury, and death in the workplace.

Urges all people of the United States to continue to act responsibly and to be safe at work.

What's happening now May 1, 2008

Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3730-3731; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3730-3731; text of measure as introduced: CR S3720)