Federal Register: September 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 185)
DOCID: fr25se09-171 FR Doc E9-23414
Presidential Documents
Western Area Power Administration
NOTICE: Part VII
DOCID: fr25se09-171
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 8420 of September 21, 2009
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2009
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation's prosperity has been built on the skill and
productivity of our farmers and ranchers. Two centuries
ago, many American families toiled in fields and
grasslands so that they might feed themselves. Today,
those in the agricultural sector provide food, fiber,
biofuels, and many other life necessities for millions
across our Nation and around the world. The hard work
and talent of those in the agricultural industry, and
continued advances in technology and efficiency, have
provided great security to the United States.
As they offer great benefits to our Nation, farmers and
ranchers also face significant risks in the course of
their everyday duties. They often transport and operate
heavy and hazardous equipment and work in extreme
weather conditions. Farmers may be exposed to
pesticides, fertilizers, chemicals, and dust that can
be harmful to human health. They also work in dangerous
areas such as wells, silos, and grain elevators. These
individuals must take great precautions to protect
their health and safety, especially since rural
residents may have to travel long distances to receive
trauma care for an accident-related injury. They must
also take particular care to avoid accidents involving children.
As the fall harvest season approaches, I encourage farm
and ranch families and workers to participate in farm
safety and health programs. I also encourage them to
follow optimal farm safety and health practices.
Businesses and communities, and organizations and
neighbors, can encourage one another to understand the
risks of this work so that we can prevent accidents,
prevent exposure to potential hazards, and save lives.
Working long hours at physically demanding and often
dangerous tasks, farmers and ranchers provide for our
Nation and countless others across the world. Even as
they have faced risks, they have made our agricultural
sector more productive and practiced good stewardship
of our country's natural resources. This week,
Americans express gratitude for the untold benefits we
enjoy from their labor, and we honor their achievements
by urging continued commitment to the highest standards of safety and health.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim September 20 through
September 26, 2009, as National Farm Safety and Health
Week. I call upon the people of the United States to
join me in celebrating the vital contributions of
farmers and ranchers to our Nation and in reflecting
upon the importance of farm safety and health in communities across America.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-first day of September, in the year of our Lord
two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty- fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
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