Resolution 1988-44
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RESOLUTION NO. 88 - 44
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY ENDORSING CAL-OSHA INITIATIVE
(GENERAL)
WHEREAS, Cal-OSHA, California's respected Occupati.onal Safety and Health
program whi.ch was eliminated last year, protected people from perils Federal OSHA
doesn't over; 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 six months after Federal OSHA took over from
Cal-OSHA there was a 93 percent decline in inspections of injury accidents; and
WHEREAS, since community exposure to toxics often begins with hazardous
conditions at work, Cal-OSHA made dramatic advances over Federal OSHA in
controlling cancer-causing materials in the air and water; and
WHEREAS, California's occupational cancer law, enforced only by
California, is much more comprehensive than the federal standards, Cal-OSHA
regulated }70 toxic substances which are ignored by Federal OSHA, and we had
stricter regulation of 97 other dangerous chemicals than our federal counterpart;
and
WHEREAS, Cal-OSHA cost only $6.8 million a year out of a total state
budget of over $42 billion, yet business will pay many times that in higher costs
for worker compensation insurance rates while taxpayers will be hit with higher
welfare and MediCal bills for injured workers and thei r families; and
WHEREAS, the Coalition to Restore Safety at Work, a coalition of labor,
business, civic, health, environmental, education, and consumer groups, gathered
more than 703,000 voter signatures to place an initiative on the statewide November
ballot restoring Cal-OSHA.
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RESOLUTION NO. 88 - 44
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
endorses the Cal-OSHA Initiative and urges the people of the City of Gilroy to help
restore safety at work by voting for and supporting this critical measure; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitably prepared copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Coalition to Restore Safety at Work, ]700 L Street, Sacramento, CA
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 1988, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HALE, KLOECKER, MUSSALLEM, PALMERLEE, VALDEZ and
BUGHAN.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBER: GAGE
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 88 - 44
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 88-44
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the
5th
day of
July
, ]9~,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 7th day of July
(Seal)