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MI HR0330
Resolution
Status
Passed
12/6/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Horn
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AI Summary
- Declares December 6, 2012, as Utility Workers Safety Awareness Day in Michigan.
- Recognizes utility workers who work 24/7/365 and are often first responders at storm and catastrophic events.
- Notes utility workers regularly perform duties along roadsides with amber lights, signs, and cones while facing numerous near-miss incidents from drivers who fail to slow down or move over.
- Establishes fines and liabilities for hitting a roadside utility worker are identical to those for hitting construction workers and police officers.
- Aims to educate the public to "slow down and go around" utility workers similar to emergency vehicles.
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare December 6, 2012, as Utility Workers Safety Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
Utility Workers Safety Awareness Day
Last Action
Adopted
12/6/2012
Committee Referrals
Energy And Technology11/28/2012
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