ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 55
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROADWATER
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as Workers' Memorial Day in recognition of
workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job and to urge and request that the Division of
Administration, where appropriate based on the nature of the services to be provided, to
consider the implementation of a process to assess the written safety plan and safety record
of applicants when selecting contractors to perform work for the state.
WHEREAS, Louisiana recognizes her citizens as her most valuable resource and
Louisiana workers are some of the most hard-working in America; and
WHEREAS, the lack of appropriate written safety plans and practices adversely
impacts the Louisiana workforce and citizenry and results in a higher number of accidents
and injuries, decreased productivity, increased costs, and increased danger to the public; and
WHEREAS, the first Workers' Memorial Day was observed in 1989, and the date
was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration and the date of a similar remembrance in Canada; and
WHEREAS, decades of struggle by workers have resulted in significant
improvements in working conditions; and
WHEREAS, regardless of improvements, every year, tens of thousands of American
workers die as the result of workplace injuries and occupational diseases and millions of
workers are injured, permanently disabled, or made ill on the job; and
WHEREAS, the legislature and the citizens of Louisiana are determined to reduce
workplace deaths, accidents, and illnesses, and to continue efforts to seek stronger safety and
health standards in the workplace; and
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WHEREAS, Workers' Memorial Day is observed as a day to remember victims of
workplace injuries and occupational diseases, to renew efforts to seek stronger safety and
health protections, better standards and enforcement, and fair and just compensation, and to
strive for a safe and healthy American workplace; and
WHEREAS, a safer workplace can be obtained if more employers implement
practices to evaluate the potential risks of injury and address those risks with effective safety
practices; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana can begin the movement to ensure that job sites
and other places of employment are as safe as possible for the well-being of employees by
ensuring that contractors with whom the state contracts possess exemplary safety records.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as Workers'
Memorial Day in recognition of workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job and does
hereby urge and request the Division of Administration to consider the implementation of
a process to assess the written safety plan and record of applicants for public contracts.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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