IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1225 
Expressing support for designation of June 2008 as ‘‘National Safety Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2008 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of June 2008 as 
‘‘National Safety Month’’. 
Whereas, after years of decline, the rate of unintentional in-
juries and deaths in the United States has risen to new 
and unacceptable levels; 
Whereas deaths from motor vehicle collisions, poisonings from 
unintentional overdoses, and falls remain as the three 
leading causes of preventable death in the United States; 
Whereas the cost of unintentional injuries to Americans ex-
ceeds $650,000,000,000 each year and causes great suf-
fering among individuals and their families; 
Whereas the cost of unintentional injuries to workers and 
their employers is $164,700,000,000 each year, including 
the value of 120,000,000 days of lost productivity; 
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Whereas preventing unintentional injury and death requires 
the cooperation of all levels of government, the Nation’s 
employers, and the general public; 
Whereas the National Safety Council, founded in 1913, was 
congressionally chartered in 1953 to lead this Nation in 
injury prevention through safety and health education, 
training, and advocacy in the United States; 
Whereas the National Safety Council educates the workforce 
about policies, practices, and procedures leading to in-
creased safety, protection, and health in business and in-
dustry, as well as in schools and colleges, on roads and 
highways, and in homes and communities; 
Whereas since the summer season is a time of increased rates 
of preventable injuries and death, it is an appropriate 
time to focus the attention of our workforce and commu-
nity leaders on injury risks and preventions by cele-
brating June 2008 as ‘‘National Safety Month’’; and 
Whereas the National Safety Council in 2008 as part of its 
public education about safety and health will provide this 
Nation a monthlong campaign in June with the theme 
‘‘Make a Difference’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Safe-
ty Month’’; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of the National 
Safety Council and its ongoing commitment to rais-
ing awareness about the need for the implementation 
of safe practices in our schools and jobs; and 
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(3) encourages citizens to observe the ‘‘National 
Safety Month’’ with appropriate ceremonies and 
educate themselves about the importance of imple-
menting safe practices in our schools and on our 
jobs to prevent unintentional injury and death. 
Æ 
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