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Washington—A new safety education DVD training program especially designed for employees in the grain, feed and grain processing industry has been unveiled by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS).

Entitled, Your Safety Matters, the 30-minute DVD video – containing both English and Spanish versions – and accompanying training materials responds to the need identified by the NGFA’s Safety, Health and Environmental Quality Committee to produce an up-to-date training video on general safety practices for the grain, feed and grain processing industry.

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The committee also noted that fatalities and injuries resulting from such incidents as engulfments in grain bins are a reminder that despite the great strides made in reducing the occurrence of fires and explosions in facilities over the last 25 years, safety challenges still remain.

Further, the committee believed the new DVD was needed to meet the challenge of training new employees, given job turnover and increasing workplace diversity.

The new DVD video addresses following safety topics:

• Fires and explosions.

• Confined space and bin entry.

• Truck and rail safety (such as fall protection).

• Safe operation of equipment (such as proper lockout and tagout procedures).

• Ladders.

• Manlifts.

• Electrical.

• Personal protective equipment.

• Hazard communication.

• First aid.

• Emergency action plans.

• Facility security.

Each DVD includes both non-reproducible English and Spanish versions, as well as a separate CD containing a wealth of supplemental training materials, including checklists, tips sheets and instruction guides for each section of the video.

The NGFA and GEAPS also recognized and extended appreciation to the following 21 companies that provided generous financial contributions to sponsor the program:

• Advanced AgriSolutions Co-op, Wapakoneta, Ohio

• Agrex Inc., Shawnee Mission, Kan.

• Bartlett Grain Co. LP, Kansas City, Mo.

• Bunge North America Inc., St. Louis, Mo.

• Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.

• CGB Enterprises Inc., Mandeville, La.

• CHS Inc., St. Paul, Minn.

• Columbia Grain International Inc., Portland, Ore.

• Colusa Elevator Co., Nauvoo, Ill.

• DeBruce Grain Inc., Kansas City, Mo.

• The DeLong Co. Inc., Clinton, Wis.

• General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.

• Gold-Eagle Cooperative, Goldfield, Iowa

• GROWMARK Inc., Bloomington, Ill.

• Hansen-Mueller Co., Omaha, Neb.

• Nationwide Agribusiness, Des Moines, Iowa

• South Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Aberdeen, S.D.

• The Scoular Co., Omaha, Neb.

• Triangle Insurance Co., Enid, Okla.

• Vita Plus Corp., Madison, Wis.

• West Central Cooperative, Ralston, Iowa

The price of the complete set is $100 each for one to five copies; $80 each for six to 10 copies and $70 each for more than 10 copies.

Special pricing is available for large bulk quantity orders.

Ordering information is available from the NGFA’s website at: http://www.ngfa.org/files/misc/Safety_DVD_Order.pdf, or by contacting the NGFA at 202-289-0873.

For further information, contact NGFA Director of Regulatory Affairs Jess McCluer at 202-289-0873, Ext. 23, or by email to jmccluer@ngfa.org.

Copies of the DVD video and CD training materials are being mailed to those who had pre-ordered it, as well as to companies whose generous financial sponsorships helped make the project achievable.

The NGFA, established in 1896, consists of more than 1,000-member companies from all sectors of the grain elevator, feed and feed ingredient, integrated livestock and poultry, grain processing, biofuels and exporting business that operate about 6,000 facilities nationwide and handle more than 70 percent of all U.S. grains and oilseeds.

In addition, the NGFA consists of 35 affiliated state and regional U.S. grain and feed associations, as well as two international affiliated associations.

The NGFA has a strategic alliance with the Pet Food Institute, as well as a joint operating and services agreement with the North American Export Grain Association.

GEAPS, an international not-for-profit professional association established in 1929, advances leadership, innovation and excellence in grain handling industry operations.

GEAPS membership comprises about 2,600 individuals who manage or provide equipment and technical services for the operation of grain handling, storage and processing facilities worldwide.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., GEAPS’ member network includes 30 local chapters in the United States and Canada.

For more information, call 202-289-0873.

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