HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2022-005 A Resolution Supporting the City of Arlington, Washington's Safety Program RESOLUTION NO. 2022-005
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON'S SAFETY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arlington recognizes that it is the obligation of
employers to provide a safe and healthy working environment for their employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further recognizes that a formal safety program assists the
organization's leadership in developing and maintaining a culture of safety by providing the systems and
policies needed to consistently focus both management and staff to the importance of safety and their
obligations associated with it; and
WHEREAS, the benefits to an organization committed to workplace safety typically include
decreased workplace injury rates, more efficient employees, less employee turnover, increased morale,
and lower insurance premiums; and
WHEREAS, the improved safety of city employees leads to benefits for both the City's workforce
and its citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, hereby resolves as
follows:
The City Council hereby expresses its support of the City's safety program and adopts the City's
accident prevention program as the guiding document for the City's safety programs and
operations.
Approved by the City Council of the City of Arlington this 18th day of April, 2022.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
ATTEES�T:
Wendy Van Der Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stev n J. P K b1fly Attorney