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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Millions of cases of illness among office workers |
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| each year could be prevented by installing germ-killing lights |
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| in ventilation systems; and
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| WHEREAS, Central air conditioning systems are almost |
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| always contaminated with microbes like bacteria, fungi, and |
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| protozoa, which have been linked to a variety of health |
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| problems, including respiratory illness, skin irritation, and |
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| congestion; and
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| WHEREAS, If irradiation systems were used in most North |
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| American offices, work-related medical symptoms could be |
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| prevented for about 4 million employees, saving employers $5 |
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| billion to $75 billion a year; and
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| WHEREAS, The level of illnesses in buildings that have |
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| installed germ-killing lights in ventilation systems has been |
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| significantly reduced; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge the Department of Public Health to study and report to the |
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| General Assembly by January 1, 2005 on the installation of |
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| ultraviolet germicidal irradiation equipment in private and |
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| public work spaces; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Director of Public Health.
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