HR1005 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Nucor Steel in Kankakee on receiving the Star Voluntary Protection Program Award by the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and

WHEREAS, Nucor Steel is the largest producer of steel in the United States and the largest recycler in North America; Nucor produces a range of steel products including bars, beams, sheet, plate, steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, and metal building systems; and

WHEREAS, Nucor Steel has long championed the American manufacturing sector and its workers; they value their teammates and have a no layoff policy, even during times of prolonged economic recession; and

WHEREAS, Nucor Steel in Kankakee provides hundreds of high-paying jobs and a substantial tax base for the community; and

WHEREAS, The Voluntary Protection Program is designed to promote effective worksite-based safety and health; in the Voluntary Protection Program, management, employees, and OSHA's establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system; and

WHEREAS, Nicor Steel Kankakee's approval into the Voluntary Protection Program is OSHA's official recognition of the outstanding efforts of the Nucor Steel management and teammates who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health; and

WHEREAS, The Star Voluntary Protection Program recognizes Nucor Steel Kankakee's outstanding efforts to reduce the number of occupational safety and health hazards at its Kankakee mill, and the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of its safety and health management system; and

WHEREAS, Nicor Steel Kankakee strives to be an industry leader and hopes that their site evolves into a model of excellence and influences practices industry-wide; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Nucor Steel Kankakee on receiving the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration award and wish the company continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Nucor Steel Kankakee as a symbol of our respect and esteem.