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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, May 25, 2017:
Councilman Bobby Henon (6th District) led a presentation recognizing and observing May 1 through May 5, 2017 as "Construction Safety Week" in the City of Philadelphia.
A
B
A
C
B
Don't
want
to
get
written
up
by
the
public
safety
and
construction
safety
committee,
but
thank
you
which
may
1st,
through
May
5th
and
we're
doing
the
presentation
ever
because
we
didn't
have
the
opportunity
was
national
construction
safety
week
and
we
observe
it
here
and
no
better
than
observing.
That
is,
you
know,
through
the
GBC,
a
which
is
really
old.
It's
a
it's
an
old
organization,
that's
been
around
since
1891,
so
some
some
information
that
I
think
is
important
because
they
have
a
history
and
a
culture
of
being
safe
and
promoting
safety
on
our
work
sites.
B
As
you
know,
this
committee
or
legislative
body,
through
a
lot
of
different
policy,
Special
Committee
on
demolition,
that
our
council
president
put
together
working
with
the
administration,
you
know
had
a
lot
of
recommendations
and
those
recommendations
were
in
consultation
with
the
GBC
a
so
with
Philadelphia,
currently
experienced
ruction
more
than
ever
and
more
than
ever,
we
need
construction,
safety,
awareness
and
construction
safety
awareness
in
all
our
communities,
and
this
is
beyond
safety
week.
Gbc
a
has
worked
closely
with
the
city
philadelphia
again,
like
I
had
indicated
when
a
lot
of
its
policies.
B
A
lot
of
its
building
codes
that
have
a
invaluable
information
dating
back
from
1891.
You
know
where
we
observe
and
national
best
practices.
We
implement
best
practices,
not
only
here
in
the
city,
but
they
do
that
every
single
day
with
philadelphia
workers
on
or
philadelphia
work
sites.
So
you
know
this
is
an
opportunity
to
thank
and
acknowledge
them
for
all
their
hard
work
that
they
do
from
the
chairman
Jim's
a
lot,
a
Benjamin
Conner
who's.
B
The
president
and
Mary
Pat
catbird,
who
is
the
chair,
was
the
awesome
responsibility
of
being
in
the
chair
of
the
Public
Safety
Committee.
So
it
is
my
honor
recognizing
and
observe
during
a
week
that
has
passed,
may
1st
through
May
5th,
but
we
practice
all
year
long
2017
as
construction
safety
week
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
C
Yeah,
let
me
add
the
the
value
and
the
importance
of
having
the
relationship
that
the
G
BAC
has
had
with
this
City
Council
in
this
administration,
I
believe
has
led
to
us
being
more
proactive
and
putting
forth
better
legislative
initiatives.
So
we
really
appreciate
their
partnership
all
year
long,
whereas
every
year
across
the
United
States
more
than
80,000
workers
suffer
an
injury
on
construction
job
sites
and
whereas
the
general
building,
Contractors,
Association,
Safety
Committee
works
to
support
safe
construction
practices.
Here
in
Philadelphia
and.
D
I'm,
sorry,
and
whereas
the
construction
industry,
safety
group
and
the
incident
and
injury
free
CEO
forum
have
joined
forces
to
create
US
industry
safety
week
with
a
single
aim
to
inspire
everyone
in
the
construction
industry
to
be
leaders
in
safety
and
to
make
safety.
The
number
one
focus
in
the
u.s.
construction
industry
and
whereas
construction
safety
week
is
recognized
annually
by
thanking
workers
for
supporting
safety
and
recognizing
their
efforts
to
be
injury.
E
Just
to
take
a
second,
mr.
president,
when
you
appointed
the
demolition
safety
committee,
this
organization
stepped
up
to
the
plate
without
hesitation
without
reservation
and
gave
us
positive
input
which
helped
people
say
on
construction
sites
and
around
so
I
am
thankful
to
what
your
contribution
is.
F
Good
morning
and
thank
you
council
president
for
allowing
me
to
speak
this
morning,
I
am
Mary
Pat
Gepard,
the
president
of
Gepard
brothers,
incorporated
one
of
the
region's
largest
excavation
and
demolition
contractors,
and
I
am
chair
of
the
general
building,
Contractors
Association
Safety
Committee
on
behalf
of
the
GBC.
A
I
would
like
to
thank
councilman,
bobby
heenan
and
all
of
city
council
for
recognizing
construction
safety
week
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
for
the
council's
extensive
work
on
the
issue
of
construction
safety
throughout
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
F
F
Construction
safety
week
is
designed
to
thank
our
employees
and
recognize
their
efforts
to
be
safe
on
job
sites
and
to
highlight
the
importance
of
our
collective
commitment
to
safety
by
strengthening
the
constructions
industries,
safety,
culture,
the
GBC
a
greatly
appreciates
the
work,
the
City
Council
and
city
departments
such
as
license
and
inspections
have
done
to
ensure
that
Philadelphia
continues
to
be
a
city
focused
on
safe
injury.
Free
construction
work
through
the
city's
efforts
and
the
continued
work
of
the
GBC,
a
safety
committee.
F
We
will
continue
to
emphasize
safety
as
the
number
one
focus
in
the
Philadelphia
construction
industry
and
keep
Philadelphia
safe,
Construction
City
again,
thank
you
to
the
members
of
City
Council
for
recognizing
construction
safety
week
and
particularly
to
councilman
Bobby
Heenan.
For
introducing
this
resolution.
Together,
we
will
continue
to
make
safety
the
highest
priority
in
Philadelphia's
construction.