During the week of April

2-8, the Building Department will promote the Building

Safety Week theme, "Code Enforcement in Your

Community: We're Making a Difference," with planned

activities, including an informational display booth that

the department will have set up at Gil-Roy's Hardware and

Lumber at 467 Ga. Highway 74 south Monday, April 3 from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m.

Building Safety Week began

in 1980 to promote the use and understanding of

construction and building codes and their effective code

enforcement by units of government. It has continued in

an effort to ensure the construction of safe, sound

buildings.

The focus of this year's

event is again international, reflecting the decision of

U.S. model code groups to join forces in the

ever-shrinking global economy.

International Building

Safety Week is endorsed by such organizations as Building

Officials and Code Administrators International Inc.,

International Conference of Building Officials, Southern

Building Code Congress International Inc., the Council of

American Building Officials, the National Conference of

States on Building Codes and Standards, and the World

Organization of Building Officials.

Everyone is invited to

become a part of the observance by joining these

organizations and the code officials in Peachtree City in

promoting the use of building and construction codes

today, for a lifetime of building safety.