SAFETY IS ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES AT NEW VISION CO-OP
Maintaining an environment that promotes the health and well-being of our employees and customers.
GRAIN ENTRAPMENT
SAFETY
IMPORTANT
to everyone.
Moving grain is like quicksand. You can be caught knee-deep in its suction within four seconds.
Self-escape from grain entrapment is impossible at this point.
Let that sink in – four seconds before you can’t save yourself.
Safety Sheets provided by the
National Grain and Feed Association
- Preparing Bins for Harvest
- Vehicle Struck-By
- Combustible Dust and OSHA Housekeeping Requirements
- Bulk Material Storage and Handling
- Dust Suppression Techniques
- Lockout/Tagout & Energy Isolation
- Hand Tool Safety
- Shuttle Loading and Rail Safety
- Trenching and Excavation Safety
- Heat- and Cold-Related Injuries
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
- Worker Entry into Grain Storage Bins
- Entering Grain Storage Bins - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
- Confined Space Entry on a Farm: Fatal Facts. OSHA Publication 3939, (2018).
- Combustible Dust Explosions. OSHA Fact Sheet.
- Dangers of Engulfment and Suffocation in Grain Bins Hazard Alert
- Chemical Grain Fumigant. (January 6, 2015).
- Heat Hazards: Working Outdoors in Warm Climates. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2005).
- Protecting Workers from Tractor Hazards. OSHA Fact Sheet (Publication 3835), (2015)
- Farmworker Electrocution: Fatal Facts. OSHA Publication 3817, (2015).
- Backing Up Farm Vehicles and Equipment Safely
- All-Terrain Vehicle Hazards during Farm Work.