Safety Awards Banquets

Dear Safety Awards Banquet Attendees,

I will not belabor the ongoing struggles we are all experiencing with the presence of COVID-19 in our lives. Each of us is carrying our own burden in dealing with this unique situation.

It has been made clear by those who know best, that it is unwise for groups of any measurable size to gather out of concern that such a gathering may threaten the public health. Therefore, the only responsible thing for us to do is forgo our safety awards banquets until such time that it is safe to resume them.

This is especially painful for me as this will be the last season as your Commissioner of Labor. Safety is our common goal so there is only one course of action to take in this situation.

I promise you that when this cloud passes, I will make rescheduling of safety awards banquets my number one scheduling priority.

I hope you all understand, and I hope you will all be safe until we meet again.

Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry