August 9th is Code Official Safety Day #COSD
The Board of Directors has proclaimed August 9th as the Annual Code Official Safety Day. On this day, and every day, the profession focuses on promoting and understanding the importance of risk management. This date will also serve as a memorial date for those Code Officials we have lost over the years. August 9th serves as a symbolic date for CEOSF. This was the date that Code Enforcement Officer Jill Robinson was murdered in 2018. This tragic murder was the catalyst to establish the Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation.
The State of California stated, “The Legislature finds and declares that code enforcement officers are disproportionately at risk for threat, assault, injury, and even homicide due to the nature of their obligations.”
"[Today] Jill was brutally murdered on-duty (shot and set on fire by the property owner). Yet after the horrific tragedy, the City still chose not to provide safety training or protective equipment such as bullet proof vests to give their code officers a chance to survive.
Out of this horrific tragedy came some good, Jill. The Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation donated brand new stab and bullet resistant vests to your entire team. The Foundation continues to honor you and all the other murdered code enforcement officers by donating vests, scholarships and spread awareness about the dangers of our profession.
The Foundation has proclaimed today, August 9th, the day of your tragic passing as Code Official Safety Awareness Day," said CEOSF President Timothy Sun.
Join us in honoring those who we have lost and protecting those next to us. Share #COSD24 on social media and use this day to educate those around you about the risk. CEOSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that relies on donations. We will be offering a 20% discount on Code Official Safety Specialist (COSS) online training for the month of August. Use coupon code: COSD24 at checkout.
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