Bill 1384

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1384
Primary Sponsor:                Matthews
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Workers Memorial Day
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940427    
Computer Document Number:       1384
Introduced Date:                19940426    
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940427    
Last History Type:              Received from House
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Matthews
                                Patterson
                                Washington
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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1384  Senate  19940427      Received from House
1384  House   19940427      Introduced, adopted, returned
                            with concurrence
1384  Senate  19940426      Introduced, adopted, sent to
                            House

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO HONOR THE WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE DIED ON THE JOB BY DECLARING APRIL 28, 1994, AS "WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY".

Whereas, the working men and women of South Carolina have helped to build this State and keep the state's economy strong; and

Whereas, each year many workers die while performing their jobs with little attention, while others die as the result of occupational diseases contracted or aggravated on the job, and thousands more are disabled or injured on the job; and

Whereas, in fiscal year 1993, twenty-eight workers died in South Carolina while working, from such varied causes as electrocution, falls, and being struck by objects; and

Whereas, these fallen workers left behind families that loved and depended on them; and

Whereas, while the need for strong safety and health protections, strong standards of enforcement, and fair and just compensation for such deaths and injuries continues, these fallen workers, and others before them, must not be forgotten. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That April 28, 1994, a date chosen by the South Carolina AFL-CIO, be commemorated as "Workers Memorial Day" in tribute to those workers who have lost their lives because of workplace injuries and illnesses.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. G.O. Smoak, President of the South Carolina AFL-CIO.