Full Text of HR0055 100th General Assembly
HR0055 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Grain bin accidents are serious incidents that | 3 | | affect farmers across the country; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, More than 900 cases of grain bin entrapments have | 5 | | been reported with a fatality rate of
62% in the past 50 years; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, over 22 grain bin entrapments occurred | 8 | | with at least 11 fatalities, and in
2014, 38 reported grain bin | 9 | | entrapments resulted in 17 fatalities which are the highest | 10 | | numbers since
2010 when 59 entrapments claimed 26 lives; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The actual number of grain bin related accidents | 12 | | may be higher than the
documented numbers; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Grain bin accidents can tragically affect | 14 | | individuals, families, and communities; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Through education and awareness of hazards and | 16 | | safe-work practices and
procedures, the number of preventable | 17 | | injuries and deaths associated with grain handling and storage | 18 | | may be reduced; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Routine inspections of grain bins, dryers, |
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| 1 | | wagons, augers, and other
grain related equipment, should be | 2 | | conducted to reduce the risk of grain-related hazards; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Designing and implementing emergency action plans | 4 | | for farms and commercial
businesses can decrease grain-related | 5 | | fatalities and should be a high priority; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, First organized by Nationwide Agribusiness in | 7 | | 2014, Grain Bin Safety Week is an
annual observance that occurs | 8 | | the third full week of February to promote grain bin safety on | 9 | | farms and
commercial grain-handling facilities; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Grain Bin Safety Week is a collaborative effort by | 11 | | industry leaders and agricultural
professionals working | 12 | | together; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | declare February 19 to February 25, 2017 as Grain Bin Safety | 16 | | Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the involvement of the | 18 | | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, the Iowa Institute for
| 19 | | Cooperatives, Farm Safety For Just Kids, KC Supply, Co., Inc., | 20 | | the Kansas Farmers Service Association, Grain
Systems, Inc., | 21 | | the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, CHS |
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| 1 | | Inc., Mennell Milling, M.F. Block,
The Scoular Company, | 2 | | Argi-Business Insurance Services, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., | 3 | | Sump Saver, and the
National Farm Medicine Center in their | 4 | | promotion of Grain Bin Safety Week.
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