Full Text of HR0291 94th General Assembly
HR0291 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Hundreds of people die and thousands are injured | 3 |
| each year in electrical accidents; and
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| WHEREAS, There are, on average, 910 civilian deaths related | 5 |
| to electrical home structure fires; and
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| WHEREAS, Nearly three people are electrocuted in the home | 7 |
| and five more in the workplace each week; and
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| WHEREAS, Property damage due to home fires caused by | 9 |
| electrical distribution, appliances and equipment, and heating | 10 |
| and air conditioning systems amounts to nearly $1.7 billion | 11 |
| annually; and
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| WHEREAS, Following basic electrical safety precautions can | 13 |
| help prevent injury or death to thousands of people each year; | 14 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Citizens are encouraged to check their home and | 16 |
| workplace for possible electrical hazards to help protect lives | 17 |
| and property; and
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| WHEREAS, Citizens are encouraged to test their smoke | 19 |
| detectors and ground fault circuit interrupters monthly and | 20 |
| after every major electrical storm; and
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| WHEREAS, It is important to establish and practice | 22 |
| electrical safety habits in the home, school, and workplace to | 23 |
| decrease electrical hazards, injuries, and property damage, | 24 |
| and to prevent deaths; and
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| WHEREAS, The efforts of the Electrical Safety Foundation | 26 |
| International and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | 27 |
| promote and educate the public about the importance of |
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| respecting electricity and practicing electrical safety in the | 2 |
| home, school, and workplace; and
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| WHEREAS, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, | 4 |
| Local Union 364, is actively helping to move this effort | 5 |
| forward in order to reduce the number of electrical injuries | 6 |
| and deaths from electrical hazards; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we recognize May as Electrical Safety Month and urge the people | 10 |
| of Illinois to participate in Electrical Safety Month | 11 |
| activities and to conduct an electrical safety check of their | 12 |
| home, school, and workplace.
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