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Proc 8507ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8507

Workers Memorial Day, 2010

This proclamation designates April 28, 2010 as Workers Memorial Day to honor workers who died, were injured, or became sick on the job. It commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, references recent mining and industrial tragedies, and calls on Americans to participate in remembrance ceremonies without issuing any binding policy directives.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 23561

Impact dates

  1. Proclaim April 28, 2010 as Workers Memorial Day

  2. April 28, 2010 designated as Workers Memorial Day

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 28, 2010 as Workers Memorial Day
  • Call upon all Americans to participate in ceremonies and activities in memory of those killed due to unsafe working conditions

Timeline

Immediate

  • April 28, 2010 designated as Workers Memorial Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy or enforcement mechanism attached to commemoration
  • References to recent tragedies (Upper Big Branch Mine, Washington refinery, Connecticut power plant, Louisiana oil platform) may carry political sensitivity but do not create policy obligations
Proclamation 8507: Workers Memorial Day, 2010 · Executive Orders