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Grain Handling Safety - An Introduction

Grain Handling Safety - An Introduction. Damon C. Nix, Research Engineer II. Grain Handling Facilities. Operations Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship Raw Agriculture Commodities Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts Industries

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Grain Handling Safety - An Introduction

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  1. Grain Handling Safety- An Introduction Damon C. Nix, Research Engineer II

  2. Grain Handling Facilities • Operations • Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship • Raw Agriculture Commodities • Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts • Industries • Grain mills, Feed mills, Grain warehousing…Craft Breweries

  3. Hazards in Grain Handling • Grain Dust Fires and Explosions • Receiving Pits • Inside Bucket Elevator Legs • Dust Accumulations

  4. Hazards in Grain Handling • Suffocation • Engulfment / Entrapment • “Walking Down” the Grain • Bridging or Buildup Conditions

  5. Hazards in Grain Handling • Falls • Walls and floor openings • Unguarded catwalks • Platforms • Ladders

  6. Hazards in Grain Handling • Machine Hazards • Augers • Conveyors • Belts and Pulleys

  7. Hazards in Grain Handling • Atmospheric Hazards • Mold • Chemical Fumigants • Decaying/Fermenting Silage • Oxygen deprivation

  8. Injury and Fatality Data • Purdue University Study (2010) • 51 Grain Entrapments • 12% involved workers under age 16 • 26 Fatalities • 5 under age 16 • BLS Data for Grain and Oilseed Milling (2009) • 3,000 recordable injury cases • 4.6 injuries / 100 full-time workers • About 1 in 20 full-time workers have a recordable injury annually • 56% of injuries result in days away, job restrictions or transfer

  9. Inspection Activity for 1910.272 • Commonly Cited Industries by SIC: • 5153: Grain and Field Beans • 4221: Farm Product Warehousing and Storage • 2048: Feed Mills • 2041: Grain Mills • Inspection Activity for FY 2010 • 340 Citations • $4.1 Million

  10. OSHA Update • Enforcement • Haasbach/Hillsdale Case • 3 fatalities, 2 teenager in entrapment incident • $1,352,125 in fines • Increasing Inspections of Grain Operations • 300 inspections in FY 2010 • 75% had OSHA violations • Publications • Notification Letters to 13,000 worksites • Updated Grain Handling Safety and Health Topics webpages • New fact sheet, wallet card

  11. Grain Handling Facilities Standard29 CFR 1910.272 • Effective since 1988 • Last amended 1996 • Administrative • Emergency Action Plan • Employee Training • Hot Work Issues • Grain Bin Entry Procedures • Dust Control Measures • Housekeeping • Equipment Requirements • Preventative Maintenance

  12. Course Agenda • Objective: • Promote compliance with 1910.272 among Georgia employers. • Topics Covered: • Safe Grain Bin Entry • Controlling Combustible Dust Hazards in Grain Handling • Other Grain Facility Hazards • Program Administration

  13. General Resources • OSHA Grain Handling Safety Page: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/grainhandling/index.html • NIOSH Grain Handling Health Topics: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/agriculture/#grain • Purdue University’s Grain Lab: http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/grainlab/

  14. Special Thanks • Birdsong Peanuts • Mar-Jac Poultry • Milner Milling • Swartz Ag • U.S. Poultry and Egg Association

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