[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WORKER'S MEMORIAL DAY

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2014

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, please join me in remembering 
the workers who have lost their lives on the job. It is an honor to 
join The Builders' Association and the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) today in recognizing these men and women, 
alongside their colleagues and families.
  At the turn of the 20th century, it is estimated that more than 100 
American workers died on the job every day, with few laws in place to 
protect them. Today, over 4,000 workers are killed on the job annually, 
and 3.3 million suffer a serious injury, leaving much work to be done 
to provide all workers a safe work environment.
  In an effort to address this challenge, trade unions and workplace 
health and safety organizations world-wide have concentrated on the 
issue of workers' health and safety on April 28th of each year. Helping 
lead the charge is OSHA, who has worked to reduce workplace injuries 
and death for over forty years. In 2001, OSHA and The Builders' 
Association, through the Build Safe Partnership Program, developed 
cooperative partnerships designed to protect and promote the safety and 
health of construction workers in the Midwest. I would like to 
personally thank The Builders' Association/Kansas City Chapter, AGC, 
and the Region 7 OSHA office for your continued efforts to keep worker 
safety a priority.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in recognizing the local workers 
who lost their lives. We must never forget them, and we must respect 
their memory by continuing to work to improve standards for workplace 
health and safety.

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