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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The safety of farm and agricultural workers is of |
| 3 | | utmost importance to the government of this State; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, It takes only seconds to be completely engulfed |
| 5 | | in flowing grain or overcome by an oxygen-deficient |
| 6 | | atmosphere; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Grain production, handling, and transportation is |
| 8 | | a significant industry in the United States; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Grain Bin Safety Week is a collaborative effort |
| 7 | | by industry leaders and agricultural professionals working |
| 8 | | together; and
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| 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
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| 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 21 to February 27, 2021 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 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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