Full Text of HR0908 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The National Association of Chemical Distributors | 3 | | (NACD) has placed the highest priority on the health, safety, | 4 | | and security of employees, communities, and the environment, | 5 | | and in December 1991, the member companies of NACD undertook as | 6 | | its most important mission the inception of the Responsible | 7 | | Distribution program; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, NACD celebrates over 25 years of improving safety | 9 | | and performance through Responsible Distribution, a verified | 10 | | environmental, health, safety and security program committed | 11 | | to continuous performance improvement in every phase of | 12 | | chemical storage, handling, transportation, and disposal; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Responsible Distribution verification is | 14 | | conducted by an independent, third-party verifier based on the | 15 | | Responsible Distribution Guiding Principles and a Code of | 16 | | Management Practice, and is required of each NACD member and | 17 | | Chemical Handler Affiliate; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Responsible Distribution's 6th iteration of the | 19 | | Code of Management Practice requires each member company to | 20 | | have an active program designed to continuously improve safety | 21 | | and reduce incidents in 13 separate areas, including Senior | 22 | | Management Commitment and Risk Management, Compliance Review |
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| 1 | | and Training, Carrier Selection and Private Fleet, Handling and | 2 | | Storage, Job Procedures and Training, Waste Management and | 3 | | Resource Conservation, Emergency Response and Public | 4 | | Preparedness, Community Outreach, Product Stewardship, | 5 | | Internal Audits, Corrective and Preventive Action, Document | 6 | | and Records Control, and Security; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The benefits of Responsible Distribution are | 8 | | clearly seen in the statistics; in the past six years, NACD | 9 | | member companies, who are trained and verified in Responsible | 10 | | Distribution have experienced a significant decrease in | 11 | | reportable incidents involving the storage, handling, and | 12 | | transportation of chemicals; incident rates are down by 23% per | 13 | | firm, down by 36% based on miles traveled and 34% based on tons | 14 | | handled; at the same time, overall occupational accident and | 15 | | illness rates were down by just 15.8% according to the | 16 | | Occupational Safety and Health Administration, with overall | 17 | | chemical wholesaling incidents falling by just 3%; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Illinois consumers and businesses are dependent | 19 | | on the safe and efficient distribution of chemical raw | 20 | | materials, intermediates, and final products; Illinois is home | 21 | | to a significant number of NACD member companies located | 22 | | throughout Illinois; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, NACD and many of its Illinois members work in |
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| 1 | | close cooperation with the Chemical Industry Council of | 2 | | Illinois to provide an effective means for individual companies | 3 | | and organizations engaged in the commerce of chemicals within | 4 | | Illinois to combine talents and resources to build | 5 | | understanding for programs such as Responsible Distribution | 6 | | which foster improved performance and adherence to sound public | 7 | | policies; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, That people of the State of Illinois are fortunate | 9 | | to be served by an institution of the caliber of NACD and its | 10 | | member companies, which have proven to be a healthy and | 11 | | positive force within the commerce of chemicals; therefore, be | 12 | | it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | commend the National Association of Chemical Distributors and | 16 | | its Illinois members for their over 25-year commitment to | 17 | | Responsible Distribution including community outreach, | 18 | | pollution prevention, and ensuring the safety and security of | 19 | | chemical handling and distribution throughout Illinois and we | 20 | | extend best wishes for continued success in the future; and be | 21 | | it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That we applaud the success of voluntary | 23 | | recognition programs like Responsible Distribution as a way to |
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| 1 | | reduce compliance burdens for the State; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to NACD as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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