IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 850 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Workers’ Memorial Day, honoring workers 
who have been killed or injured in the workplace, and recognizing the 
importance of strengthening worker health and safety protections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. 
DELAURO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
NOLAN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. NORTON, 
Ms. MOORE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. ESPAILLAT, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Workers’ Memorial Day, 
honoring workers who have been killed or injured in 
the workplace, and recognizing the importance of 
strengthening worker health and safety protections. 
Whereas 5,190 workers were killed due to workplace-related 
injuries in the United States in 2016, and each year 
more than 2,700,000 workers across the world die of 
workplace-related accidents and diseases; 
Whereas each day, an average of 14 workers are killed due 
to workplace injuries in the United States; 
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Whereas there are more than 3,500,000 occupational injuries 
and illnesses in the United States annually; 
Whereas workers in the health care and social assistance in-
dustry suffered the highest prevalence of nonfatal injuries 
in 2016 with 585,800 incidents, and 70 percent of all 
nonfatal workplace assaults in 2016 occurred in these 
two sectors; 
Whereas tens of thousands of Americans with workplace inju-
ries or illness become permanently disabled; 
Whereas the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA), the primary Federal agency which establishes 
and enforces workplace health and safety standards, only 
has sufficient resources to inspect each establishment 
within its jurisdiction once every 159 years, and must be 
fully resourced to adequately protect workers health and 
safety; 
Whereas the current administration has blocked OSHA’s ef-
forts to adopt many protections for workers, including 
those exposed to toxic chemicals, infectious diseases, vio-
lence in health care and social service settings, and the 
risk of industrial catastrophes caused by chemicals, explo-
sive gases, or combustible dusts; 
Whereas the current administration has limited OSHA press 
releases on enforcement actions that can raise employer 
awareness regarding hazards and help act as a deterrent 
against safety violations by employers; 
Whereas the current administration has removed the names 
of workers killed on the job from its fatality reports, de-
spite the requests of family members to include their 
names to call attention to these preventable deaths; 
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Whereas observing Workers’ Memorial Day allows us to 
honor and remember victims of workplace injuries and 
disease; and 
Whereas observing Workers’ Memorial Day reminds us to 
strive for better worker safety and health protections: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Workers’ 
Memorial Day to honor and remember workers who 
have been killed or injured in the workplace; 
(2) recognizes the importance of strengthening 
worker health and safety standards to secure the 
safe workplaces workers deserve, including enforce-
able standards to prevent violence in health care and 
social service settings; 
(3) encourages the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, employers, community and 
worker organizations, professional associations, and 
academic institutions to support activities increasing 
awareness of the importance of preventing illness, 
injury, and death in the workplace; and 
(4) calls upon the people of the United States 
to observe such a day with appropriate ceremonies 
and respect. 
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