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73. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MARICOPA COUNTY REGARDING THE ATTAINMENT OF ONE MILLION SAFE WORK-HOURS ON THE MARICOPA COUNTY DOWNTOWN COURT TOWER Approve the Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County Regarding the attainment of one million safe work-hours on the Maricopa County Downtown Court Tower. Whereas, each year, more than 5,500 American workers die of workplace related injuries and another 4,400,000 are injured from occupational accidents or illnesses; Whereas, the construction industry employs 8% of the American workforce but accounts for 22% of all workplace fatalities, the highest percentage of all industry sectors; Whereas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that in the construction industry, nationwide, roughly one work-day is lost per 100,000 work-hours completed from a workplace accident; Whereas, on November 30th, 2010, the Maricopa County Downtown Court Tower project achieved one million work-hours without a single worker missing a day of work due to a workplace accident; Whereas, reaching this extraordinary milestone is the direct result of the collaborative effort between Maricopa County and the Gilbane Building Company in association with the Ryan Companies, Inc. (Gilbane/Ryan) to make worker safety a key priority, including fastidious adherence to the Downtown Court Tower site Safety Plan and implementation of the “Gilbane Cares” program making safety performance a working value; and Whereas, the Gilbane Cares program advocates an environment where everyone on the Downtown Court Tower site is empowered to engage their fellow trades, direct supervisors and construction management regarding safety, leading to nearly 50,000 independent observations that identified and corrected more than 1,200 potentially unsafe conditions; and Whereas, Gilbane/Ryan in conjunction with Maricopa County adopted a Site Safety Plan that established requirements in excess of what the Federal Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) requires, including an aggressive drug and alcohol program that covers pre-employment, random, post-accident and probable cause testing, a six-foot fall rule, special tower crane/scissor lift requirement and many more; and Whereas, the success of the Gilbane/Ryan total Safety Program would not be possible without the complete and sustained commitment of all trade contractors working on-site as well as the leadership and management of Gilbane/Ryan; Now, therefore be it resolved that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors recognizes and congratulates Gilbane/Ryan, their trade contractors and the entire Project Team on achievement of this enviable and important milestone. (C-91-11-107-M-00)