5326869 Resolution 20-758, District of Columbia Occupational Safety and Health Board Earl Woodland Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

20-758

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

December 17, 2014         

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to reappoint Earl Woodland as a private sector management member of the District of Columbia Occupational Safety and Health Board.

 

                                                        

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Occupational Safety and Health Board Earl Woodland Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The emergency legislation will reappoint Earl Woodland as a private sector management member of the District of Columbia Occupational Safety and Health Board for a term to end on April 12, 2017.

            (b) Earl Woodland is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Outreach instructor with 5 years of training experience. He is also a safety trainer and consultant with Woodland Safety Specialists, LLC, where he conducts construction-safety training on Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, inspects construction sites, and writes reports outlining the safety violations observed at construction sites and recommending corrective action.

            (c) Appointments to the District of Columbia Occupational Safety and Health Board require Council approval. It is imperative that the appointment of Earl Woodland be moved expeditiously in order to have all the seats on the board filled so that the full board can continue to work toward safer workplaces for District residents. 

 

Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the District of Columbia Occupational Safety and Health Board Earl Woodland Confirmation Emergency Resolution of 2014 be adopted on an emergency basis.

 

            Sec.  4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.