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Govrenor Gregoire Urges Moment of Remembrance for Construction Fatalities

For Immediate Release: December 15, 2006

OLYMPIA - Governor Chris Gregoire has declared Monday, December 18 as Construction Fatality Remembrance Day and urges all Washingtonians to join her in a voluntary moment of silence in honor of those who have died performing construction work activities.

�Safe and healthy workplaces are everyone�s business � they benefit workers, employers and the communities where we live,� said Governor Gregoire. �I urge all Washingtonians to join me in a moment of silence to remember those who have died and to increase safety awareness.�

The number of construction fatalities in Washington doubled in the first 10 months of 2006, as compared to the whole of 2005; construction deaths have not been at this level in nearly a decade.

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