Author: Lisa Morawski
Last saved by: Tawnya Swanson
Company: DCBS

SAMPLE PROCLAMATION

Safety Break for (city/county)

WHEREAS:	Workplace injuries and deaths take a profound toll on (city/county)’s economy and working families; and

WHEREAS:	(City/county)’s safety community has made significant progress in reducing worker deaths and injuries in the 40+ years since the passage of the Oregon Safe Employment Act in 1973; and

WHEREAS:	(City/county) benefits from safe workplaces enabled by business, labor, and government collaborating to reduce the human suffering and financial burdens that stem from workplace injuries and deaths; and 

WHEREAS:	Various employers and employees will join together in an effort to further heighten awareness of the benefits of working more safely on May 11, 2022, 

NOW,
THEREFORE,	I, (name of official), (mayor/commissioner) of (city/county), hereby proclaim May 11, 2022 to be

Safety Break for (city or county)

and encourage all citizens to join in this observance.