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February 12, 2020
Delivered on the second and fourth Wednesday each month by Grainnet Safety

Grain Talk Podcast: Nationwide Insurance Awards Rescue Tubes, Training as Part of Grain Bin Safety Week (11:03)

 

Grain Bin Safety Week Preview 2/10 Read more

 

Stand Up For Grain Safety Week 2/10 Read more

 

NDSU Agricultural Engineer Ken Hellevang Warns Difficult Harvest Creates Grain Storage Hazards 2/12 Read more

 

Upcoming AgriSphere Webinar: How Efficient Operations Affect Employee Safety ... Presented by Jim Voigt, Feb. 19 at 10 am. CT 2/05 Read more

 

Upcoming GEAPS Webinar: Are You Doing Enough to Reduce Injuries From Belt Conveyors? ... Presented by Jerad Heitzler, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. CT 2/06 Read more

 

Webinar Recording: Lunch Box Safety Talk on Employee On-Boarding ... Presented by Joe Mlynek (Feb. 11 - 52 min.) 2/11 Read more

 

NGFA Video: Bin Entry Safety (4:33) 2/11 Read more

 

Jerad Heitzler

NGFA Video: The Connection Between Grain Quality and Safety (6:23) 2/05 Read more

 
 

 

Man Rescued From Grain Bin Entrapment in Minooka, IL 1/24 Read more

 

Man Dies in Grain Bin Engulfment in Morrisonville, IL 2/11 Read more

 

Man Dies in Grain Bin Engulfment in St. Martin Township, MN 1/29 Read more

 

MN Man's Grain Bin Death is Third This Year 1/31 Read more

 

Man Dies in Industrial Accident at ADM Milling Facility in Greenport, NY 1/29 Read more

 

Investigation Underway at ADM Milling Facility in Hudson, NY Following Employee's Death 1/31 Read more

 

Man Dies After Grain Trailer Door Falls on Him in Cork, Ireland 1/23 Read more

 

Grain Industry Experts Concerned About Increased Grain Bin Entrapments in 2020 2/10 Read more

 

Wet Harvest in 2019 May Increase Grain Bin Entrapment Risk For Farmers 1/31 Read more

 

Grain Dryer Fire Reported at Farmers Grain and Feed in Addison, WI 2/05 Read more

 

Fire Department Responds to Call at Columbia Grain at Port of Wilma (WA) 1/28 Read more

 

Smoldering Fire Reported at Sanderson Farms Feed Mill in Adel, GA 2/11 Read more

 

Grain Dryer Fire Reported at Pioneer Grain in Melfort, Saskatchewan (Canada) 1/23 Read more

 
 

Dryer Fire Reported at Border Ag & Energy in Bottineau, ND 1/28 Read more

 

Grain Dryer Catches Fire at Colson Farms Near Blunt, SD 1/31 Read more

 

Firefighters Who Rescued Three From Grain Bin Entrapment in Sheboygan, WI Nominated as Hometown Heroes 1/24 Read more

 

GEAPS to Hold SILO Screening and Grain Entrapment Training Sessions at Exchange 2020 2/12 Read more

 

SILO Movie Encourages Farmers Take Precautions Around Grain Bins 1/27 Read more

 

OSHA Webpage Can Help Mitigate Grain Handling Risks 2/12 Read more

 
 
Safety Quip
 

OSHA Launches New Webpage to Observe 50th Anniversary of The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 2/10 Read more

 

MN Farmers Urged to Practice Safety Working In and Around Grain Bins 2/11 Read more

 

Lake Township, IN Fire Department to Hold Grain Bin Rescue Awareness Program ... March 10 2/07 Read more

 

Wind May Have Been Factor in Overturned Grain Truck in Lenoir County, NC 2/07 Read more

 

Cargill Donates Grain Bin Rescue Equipment to Lewisburg, OH Fire & EMS Department 2/06 Read more

 

Grain Bin Rescue Demonstration Featured at 2020 Northern Corn and Soybean Expo in Fargo, ND 2/05 Read more

 
 

Jan./Feb. 2020 Grain Journal

Second Party Admits to Negligent Violation of Clean Air Act in 2016 at Midwest Grain Products in Atchison, KS 2/04 Read more

 

EPA Reaches Settlement With Frontier Ag Inc. For Alleged Clean Air Act Violations in KS 1/28 Read more

 

Topeka, KS Volunteer Fire Department Receives Grant to Purchase Grain Bin Rescue Equipment 2/04 Read more

 

Grantsburg, WI Fire Department Receives Grain Bin Rescue Equipment 1/31 Read more

 

Sheyenne Valley, ND Technical Rescue Team Receives Grain Bin Rescue Training 1/29 Read more

 
 

 

Mid-Plains Community College (NE) to Offer Grain Bin Safety Training 18-County Service Area 2/03 Read more

 

Delaware Farm Bureau to Hold Fourth Annual Ag Safety Conference on March 18 2/11 Read more

 

Custer County, NE Corn Growers Banquet Centers Around Grain Bin Safety and Avoiding Entrapment 1/30 Read more

 

NE Farmer's Approach to Grain Bin Safety Starts With Planning Next Season's Crop 2/07 Read more

 

Safety Tip of The Week ... OSHA 300 Recordkeeeping Forms ... 1/27/20 1/27 Read more

 

Safety Tip of The Week ... Electronic Submission of OSHA Injury and Illness Records ... 2/10/20 2/10 Read more

 

Safety Tip of The Week ... Avoid Dust Explosions With Intrinsically Safe Two-Way Radios ... 2/3/20 2/03 Read more

 

Safety E-News Archives

Safety Tip of the Week Archives

Conn Maciel Carey: OSHA Defense Report

GEAPS Webinar Series

NGFA Safety Tip: Hand Tool Safety

NGFA Safety Tip: Lifting, Rigging, and Hoisting

NGFA Guidance for Sweep Auger Operations in Grain Bins

NGFA Facility Risk-Assessment and Security Guide

OSHA Suggestions on Bin Entry and Preventing Dust Explosions

OSHA Inspection Checklist/Handy Desk Reference Guide

OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Checklist

Rail Safety Video

Grain Handling Safety Coalition

"Your Safety Matters" Training Video

Don't Go With The Flow...Safe Bin Entry

Farm Grain Bin Safety Video

OHSA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

OSHA Regional & Area Offices

Safety Signs

OSHA Small Business Handbook

 

Safety E-News is edited by Publisher Mark Avery. Grain Journal is a bi-monthly magazine for the grain and feed industry, published in Decatur, IL | 800-728-7511 | Safety website: grainnetsafety.com.