Full Text of HR1254 096th General Assembly
HR1254 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Electricity has become an invisible, but integral | 3 |
| force in our lives, our economy, and our culture, providing | 4 |
| untold services upon which our families and communities depend | 5 |
| everyday; and
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| WHEREAS, Warmer weather brings people outdoors to enjoy | 7 |
| recreational activities, making awareness of potential | 8 |
| electrical hazards a vital safety consideration; and
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| WHEREAS, Spring is the ideal time for making home | 10 |
| improvements that may include electrical repair, engaging in | 11 |
| landscaping projects that may inadvertently touch buried | 12 |
| utility lines; and
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| WHEREAS, Spring weather frequently causes basement | 14 |
| flooding that allows water to conduct fatal electric current | 15 |
| outward from electrical appliances and power sources; and
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| WHEREAS, Citizens are encouraged to check their homes and | 17 |
| workplaces for possible electrical hazards to help protect | 18 |
| lives and property, such as loose wall receptacles and wires, | 19 |
| improperly used extension cords, and overloaded circuits; and
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| WHEREAS, Citizens are encouraged to test their smoke |
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| detectors and ground fault circuit interrupters monthly and | 2 |
| after every major electrical storm; and
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Fire Administration reports electrical | 4 |
| problems last year accounted for 67,800 fires, 485 deaths, | 5 |
| 2,305 injuries, and more than $1.4 billion in property losses | 6 |
| from electrical fires that were preventable; and
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| WHEREAS, More than five people in the workplace and one | 8 |
| person in the home are electrocuted each week; and
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| WHEREAS, Following basic electrical safety precautions can | 10 |
| help prevent injury or death to thousands of people each year; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, The Energy Education Council's Safe Electricity | 13 |
| Program is the largest public outreach program in the nation; | 14 |
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| WHEREAS, The SafeElectricity.org website is an online | 16 |
| library of videos, articles, teacher lesson plans, youth games | 17 |
| and activities, and more; and
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| WHEREAS, The Council on Safe Electricity serves consumers | 19 |
| nationwide from their headquarters in Springfield, supporting | 20 |
| this vital initiative, promoting a healthy respect for |
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| electricity and educating the public about the safe use of | 2 |
| electrical appliances and safety practices around electrical | 3 |
| equipment; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| designate the month of May 2010 and every May thereafter as | 7 |
| Safe Electricity Month in the State of Illinois, and urge the | 8 |
| citizens of the State to educate themselves on the importance | 9 |
| of the safe use of electricity.
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