J2381-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jun 14, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jun 9, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2381-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  recognizing  June 2011 as Young Workers' Safety
 Month in the State of New York
 WHEREAS, Employment is a valuable part of a young person's learning  and
 development; and
 WHEREAS,  This  June,  thousands  of  New  York's  young  workers will
 commence their summer jobs, joining the more  than  four  million  young
 workers who are employed in the United States each year; and
 WHEREAS,  Young  workers  are  more likely to be injured while working
 than are adults, and  nationwide  approximately  150,000  young  workers
 suffer from work related injuries each year; and
 WHEREAS,  Thirty-seven  young workers died from on-the-job injuries in
 New York State between the years 2007 and 2009; and
 WHEREAS, The rate of injuries suffered by young workers  in  New  York
 State increased in 2009; and
 WHEREAS, The New York State Young Worker Safety and Health Project was
 formed  in an effort to minimize work related injuries and illnesses for
 young workers; and
 WHEREAS, The New York State Young Worker Safety and Health Project  is
 composed  of representatives of: the New York State Department of Labor,
 the New York State Department of Health, the New  York  State  Education
 Department,  the  New  York  State Workers' Compensation Board, New York
 State United Teachers, the New York Committee  for  Occupational  Safety
 and  Health, the New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Workplace Safe
 ty, the Youth Construction Initiative Program and several other communi
 ty based organizations representing young workers and teachers; and
 WHEREAS, This year, the New York State Young Worker Safety and  Health
 Project  is  holding  "Young  Worker  Safety  Night"  at  four ballparks
 throughout New York State: Falcon Park in Auburn, Dwyer Stadium in Bata
 via, Russell E. Diethrick, Jr.  Park  in  Jamestown,  and  Joseph  Bruno
 Stadium in Troy; and
 WHEREAS,  The New York State Young Worker Safety and Health Project is
 introducing "Passport to  Safety,"  an  online  training  program  which
 teaches young workers about their rights on the job and how to stay safe
 at work; now therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 recognize June 2011 as Young Workers' Safety Month in the State  of  New
 York and to urge all to take appropriate recognition of this occasion.

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