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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Nucor Steel in
4Kankakee on receiving the Star Voluntary Protection Program
5Award by the United States Department of Labor's Occupational
6Safety and Health Administration; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Nucor Steel is the largest producer of steel in
8the United States and the largest recycler in North America;
9Nucor produces a range of steel products including bars, beams,
10sheet, plate, steel joists and joist girders, steel deck,
11fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel,
12steel fasteners, and metal building systems; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Nucor Steel has long championed the American
14manufacturing sector and its workers; they value their
15teammates and have a no layoff policy, even during times of
16prolonged economic recession; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Nucor Steel in Kankakee provides hundreds of
18high-paying jobs and a substantial tax base for the community;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Voluntary Protection Program is designed to
21promote effective worksite-based safety and health; in the

 

 

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1Voluntary Protection Program, management, employees, and
2OSHA's establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that
3have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management
4system; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nicor Steel Kankakee's approval into the
6Voluntary Protection Program is OSHA's official recognition of
7the outstanding efforts of the Nucor Steel management and
8teammates who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and
9health; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Star Voluntary Protection Program recognizes
11Nucor Steel Kankakee's outstanding efforts to reduce the number
12of occupational safety and health hazards at its Kankakee mill,
13and the development, implementation, and continuous
14improvement of its safety and health management system; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Nicor Steel Kankakee strives to be an industry
16leader and hopes that their site evolves into a model of
17excellence and influences practices industry-wide; therefore,
18be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate Nucor Steel Kankakee on receiving the United
22States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health

 

 

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1Administration award and wish the company continued success in
2the future; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Nucor Steel Kankakee as a symbol of our respect
5and esteem.