Full Text of HR0035 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 35
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The safety of farm and agricultural workers is of | 3 | | utmost importance to the government of this State; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, It takes only seconds to be completely engulfed | 5 | | in flowing grain or overcome by an oxygen-deficient | 6 | | atmosphere; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Grain production, handling, and transportation is | 8 | | a significant industry in the United States; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Due to increased training and more public | 10 | | awareness, deaths from grain bin entrapments declined until | 11 | | 2014; that year saw 38 documented entrapments nationally, | 12 | | resulting in 17 deaths; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 2018, there were 61 documented cases, an | 14 | | increase of 13% over the 54 cases reported in 2017; of these | 15 | | cases, there were 30 documented grain entrapment cases; 50% of | 16 | | the 30 cases ended in a fatality; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Grain Bin Safety Week is an annual observance | 18 | | that occurs the third full week of February to promote grain | 19 | | bin safety on farms and commercial grain-handling facilities; | 20 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Grain operators, farmers, and employees are | 2 | | encouraged to help reduce the number of preventable injuries | 3 | | and deaths associated with grain handling and storage through | 4 | | education and awareness of hazards and safe work practices; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Grain Bin Safety Week is a collaborative effort | 7 | | by industry leaders and agricultural professionals working | 8 | | together; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Through education and awareness of hazards and | 10 | | safe work practices and procedures, the State of Illinois | 11 | | hopes to reduce the number of preventable injuries and deaths | 12 | | associated with grain handling and storage; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we declare February 20 to February 26, 2022 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, CHS Inc., Corteva AgriScience, KC | 19 | | Supply Co. Inc., Lutz Agency, Inc., NECAS, ProValue Insurance, | 20 | | Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, AGI SureTrack, Delaware Farm Bureau, | 21 | | GROWMARK, Kathy Barry Agency, Maryland Farm Bureau, New York |
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| 1 | | Farm Bureau, Ohio Farm Bureau, Specialty Risk Insurance, | 2 | | Springer Insurance and Financial Services, ABIS Agri-Business | 3 | | Insurance Services, Carter Fire District, First Gabrielson | 4 | | Agency, Frazer Insurance Agency, Gallagher, German American | 5 | | Insurance, Graves-Fearon Agency, Miami County Ohio Farm | 6 | | Bureau, Scoular, West Side Salvage, GIT Insurance, Grimes | 7 | | Financial & Insurance Group, Stuber Insurance Agency, Sump | 8 | | Saver, and Nohr Wortmann Engineering in their promotion of | 9 | | Grain Bin Safety Week.
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