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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     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
 
6     WHEREAS, Warmer weather brings people outdoors to enjoy
7 recreational activities, making awareness of potential
8 electrical hazards a vital safety consideration; and
 
9     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
 
13     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
 
16     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
 
20     WHEREAS, Citizens are encouraged to test their smoke

 

 

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1 detectors and ground fault circuit interrupters monthly and
2 after every major electrical storm; and
 
3     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
 
7     WHEREAS, More than five people in the workplace and one
8 person in the home are electrocuted each week; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Following basic electrical safety precautions can
10 help prevent injury or death to thousands of people each year;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Energy Education Council's Safe Electricity
13 Program is the largest public outreach program in the nation;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, The SafeElectricity.org website is an online
16 library of videos, articles, teacher lesson plans, youth games
17 and activities, and more; and
 
18     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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1 electricity and educating the public about the safe use of
2 electrical appliances and safety practices around electrical
3 equipment; therefore, be it
 
4     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.