The grain handling industry is often faced with a variety of emergencies. Potential hazards include fires and explosions, employee entrapment, gas leaks, structural failures, power failures or natural disasters. Because of the scale of risk, it is imperative that employers develop and enforce workplace standards to protect agricultural producers and their employees from disaster.
This guide offers tips to ensure the safety of employees in industries such as flour and rice milling, feed milling, farm production and warehouse storage, crop preparation services, and more. Tips include:
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Download our "Agribusiness: Safe Conduct for Grain Handlers" guide to keep yourself, and your employees safe while handling grains.