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HI SR42

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/7/2016

Primary Sponsor

Brian Taniguchi

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates April 28, 2016, as "Workers' Memorial Day" in Hawaii to honor workers killed, injured, or disabled in workplace accidents.

  • Acknowledges that 4,679 workers nationwide and 31 Hawaii workers died from fatal work injuries in 2014, with over 3.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported nationally.

  • Notes that April 28 was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's founding and is observed internationally since 1989.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor and Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Legislative Description

Workers' Memorial Day; Workplace Injuries and Fatalities

Last Action

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

4/7/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor3/16/2016

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