Full Text of HR0621 101st 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 24 grain bin entrapments occurred | 8 | | with at least 14 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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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 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we declare February 16 to February 22, 2020 as Grain Bin Safety | 16 | | Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the involvement of Nationwide | 18 | | Mutual Insurance Company, Specialty Risk
Insurance, KC Supply | 19 | | Co. Inc., CHS Inc., KFSA Insurance Agency, Specialty Risk | 20 | | Southwest,
The Scoular Company, Lutz Agency Inc., Corteva | 21 | | Agriscience, Nationwide Financial, the
National Education |
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| 1 | | Center for Agricultural Safety, Grosskreutz Crop Insurance, | 2 | | Donnor-Farber
& Associates, Sechler Insurance Group, Delaware | 3 | | Farm Bureau, Staples Associates, Schiff
Farms, ABIS Insurance | 4 | | Services, The Scoular Company, David Larson Financial and | 5 | | Insurance
Services, Gallagher, West Side Salvage, Cornerstone | 6 | | Financial Services, First Gabrielson
Insurance Agency, Stuber | 7 | | Insurance Agency, Sump Saver, and NOHR Wortmann Engineering
in | 8 | | their promotion of Grain Bin Safety Week.
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