HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 15,761RESOLUTION NO. 15,761
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY ENDORSING PROPOSITION 97
WHEREAS, Cal -OSHA, California's respected Occupational
Safety and Health program which was eliminated last year,
protected people from perils Federal OSHA doesn't cover, and
WHEREAS, Cal -OSHA safeguards, which were lost when
Federal OSHA took over protecting private sector workers,
included the power to act immediately against "imminent hazards"
at job sites, a permit process so inspectors knew where and when
to inspect potentially dangerous construction sites, a ban on the
infamous short -handled hoe for farm workers, and the ability to
respond to anonymous reports of violations, and
WHEREAS, during the first nine months after Federal
OSHA took over from Cal -OSHA there was a 65 percent decline in
total worksite inspections, and
WHEREAS, construction workers in states covered by
Federal OSHA are three times more likely to die on the job than
California construction workers who were protected under Cal -
OSHA, and
WHEREAS, California's occupational cancer law, enforced
only by Cal -OSHA, is much tougher than federal standards, Cal -
OSHA regulated 170 toxic substances which are ignored by Federal
OSHA, and Cal -OSHA had stricter standards for 97 other dangerous
chemicals than its federal counterpart, and
WHEREAS, Cal -OSHA cost only $6.8 million out of a total
state budget of over $42 billion, yet business will pay many
times that in higher costs for worker compensation and liability
insurance while taxpayers will be hit with higher welfare and
MediCal bills for injured workers and their families, and
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WHEREAS, the Coalition to Restore Safety at Work, a
coalition of labor, business, civic, health, environmental, I
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signatures to place Proposition 97 on the statewide November 1
ballot restoring Cal -OSHA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
National City hereby endorses Proposition 97 and urges the people
of National City to help restore California's Occupational Safety
and Health program by voting for this important measure.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 1988.
ATTEST:
ION CAMPBELL, 'TY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GEORGE H. WATERS, MAYOR