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Page 1: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries
Page 2: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

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

Grain Handling FacilitiesGrain Handling Facilities

Page 3: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Grain Dust Fires and Explosions Receiving Pits

Inside Bucket Elevator Legs

Dust Accumulations

Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling

Page 4: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Suffocation Engulfment / Entrapment

“Walking Down” the Grain

Bridging or Buildup Conditions

Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling

Page 5: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Falls Walls and floor openings

Unguarded catwalks

Platforms

Ladders

Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling

Page 6: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Machine Hazards Augers

Conveyors

Belts and Pulleys

Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling

Page 7: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Atmospheric Hazards Mold

Chemical Fumigants

Decaying/Fermenting Silage

Oxygen deprivation

Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling

Page 8: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

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

Purdue University Study (2010) 51 Grain Entrapments

12% involved workers under age 16

26 Fatalities 5 under age 16

Injury and Fatality DataInjury and Fatality Data

Page 9: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Inspection Activity for FY 2010 340 Citations

$4.1 Million

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 1910.272Inspection Activity for 1910.272

Page 10: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

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

Enforcement Haasbach/Hillsdale Case 3 fatalities, 2 teenager in

entrapment incident $1,352,125 in fines

OSHA UpdateOSHA Update

Page 11: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

Administrative Emergency Action Plan

Employee Training

Hot Work Issues Grain Bin Entry Procedures Dust Control Measures Housekeeping

Equipment Requirements

Preventative Maintenance

Effective since 1988 Last amended 1996

Grain Handling Facilities StandardGrain Handling Facilities Standard29 CFR 1910.27229 CFR 1910.272

Page 12: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

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

Course AgendaCourse Agenda

Page 13: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

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/

General ResourcesGeneral Resources

Page 14: Operations  Receive, Handle, Store, Process, Ship  Raw Agriculture Commodities  Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts  Industries

• Birdsong Peanuts

• Mar-Jac Poultry

• Milner Milling

• Swartz Ag

• U.S. Poultry and Egg Association

Special ThanksSpecial Thanks