Bill Text: IL HR0055 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares February 19 to 25, 2017 as Grain Bin Safety Week.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0055 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0055-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Grain bin accidents are serious incidents that | ||||||
| 3 | affect farmers across the country; and
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| 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
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In 2015, over 22 grain bin entrapments occurred | ||||||
| 8 | with at least 11 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
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The actual number of grain bin related accidents | ||||||
| 12 | may be higher than the
documented numbers; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Grain bin accidents can tragically affect | ||||||
| 14 | individuals, families, and communities; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Grain Bin Safety Week is a collaborative effort by | ||||||
| 11 | industry leaders and agricultural
professionals working | ||||||
| 12 | together; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | declare February 19 to February 25, 2017 as Grain Bin Safety | ||||||
| 16 | Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the involvement of the | ||||||
| 18 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, the Iowa Institute for
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| 19 | Cooperatives, Farm Safety For Just Kids, KC Supply, Co., Inc., | ||||||
| 20 | the Kansas Farmers Service Association, Grain
Systems, Inc., | ||||||
| 21 | the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, CHS | ||||||
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| 1 | Inc., Mennell Milling, M.F. Block,
The Scoular Company, | ||||||
| 2 | Argi-Business Insurance Services, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., | ||||||
| 3 | Sump Saver, and the
National Farm Medicine Center in their | ||||||
| 4 | promotion of Grain Bin Safety Week.
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