Full Text of HR0098 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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| 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 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we declare February 17 to February 23, 2019 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, KC Supply, Co., Inc., CHS, | 19 | | Inc., the National Education Center for
Agricultural Safety, | 20 | | Specialty Risk Insurance, KFSA Insurance Agency, Arthur J. | 21 | | Gallagher & Co., AgriBusiness
Insurance Services, The Scoular |
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| 1 | | Company, West Side Salvage, Inc. and Nohr Wortmann
Engineering | 2 | | in their promotion of Grain Bin Safety Week.
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