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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 774
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
 1-4     American Society of Safety Engineers in observing the second
 1-5     annual North American Occupational Safety and Health Week on
 1-6     May 6 through 12, 2001; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The observation of this week will feature planned
 1-8     education efforts to highlight key safety information and
 1-9     emphasize the best practices in occupational safety; and
1-10           WHEREAS, In addition, the safety engineers hope to
1-11     encourage other organizations and federal and state entities
1-12     to observe the week; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The American Society of Safety Engineers
1-14     was founded in 1911, and it is the world's oldest and largest
1-15     professional safety organization; it has 32,000 safety
1-16     professional members in the United States and around the
1-17     world who manage, supervise, and consult on safety, health,
1-18     and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government,
1-19     and education; and
1-20           WHEREAS, During May, 2001, the American Society of Safety
1-21     Engineers, Central Texas Chapter, will recognize outstanding
1-22     efforts of local safety professionals which last year included
1-23     representatives from IBM, Semiconductor, and Motorola; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, This week promotes workplace safety programs
 2-2     developed jointly by employees and their companies; the
 2-3     American Society of Safety Engineers hopes to have the safety
 2-4     week observed internationally; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, The purpose of the multinational awareness week
 2-6     is to promote the need to protect employees by preventing
 2-7     work-related injuries and illnesses and to build greater awareness
 2-8     of the positive bottom-line impact of effective safety and health
 2-9     management programs; and
2-10           WHEREAS, The American Society of Safety Engineers, Central
2-11     Texas Chapter, is planning a public presentation on May 9, 2001,
2-12     at a safety awards luncheon with the Austin Safety Training
2-13     Consortium; now, therefore, be it
2-14           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-15     77th Legislature, hereby declare the week of May 6 through 12, 2001,
2-16     Occupational Safety and Health Week in the State of Texas; and, be
2-17     it further
2-18           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a
2-19     memento of this special occasion.
2-20                                                              Barrientos
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2-22                                          President of the Senate
2-23                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-24                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-25                                  on April 19, 2001.
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2-27                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-29                                           Member, Texas Senate