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Grain Handling
Evaluating and Controlling Exposure
Evaluating Exposure
Controlling Exposure
- Hazard Alert: Dangers of Engulfment and Suffocation in Grain Bins. OSHA.
- Grain Handling Letter – Grain Storage Bins. OSHA, (February 1, 2011).
- Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosions. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB), (July 31, 2005). Highlights hazards associated with combustible dusts; work practices and guidelines that reduce the potential for a combustible dust explosion, or that reduce the danger to employees if such an explosion occurs; and, training to protect employees from these hazards.
- Hazard Alert: Combustible Dust Explosions. OSHA Fact Sheet, (March 2008). Provides a brief and easy to understand summary of hazards associated with combustible dusts; work practices and guidelines that reduce the potential for combustible dust explosions.
- Grain Handling. OSHA Publication 3103, (Revised 1996).
- Preventing Grain Auger Electrocutions. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-119, (July 1986). Includes case studies of electrocutions, regulatory status, and recommendations for prevention.
- Preventing Fatalities Due to Fires and Explosions in Oxygen-Limiting Silos. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-118, (July 1986). Includes a case study and recommendations for prevention.
- Occupational Safety in Grain Elevators and Feed Mills. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 83-126, (September 1983). Provides links to documents identifying hazards and discussing work practices, engineering controls, and training needs.
- Grain Handling/Harvesting/Storage. National Agricultural Safety Database (NASD). Provides a collection of links to several NASD documents, covering nearly all aspects of grain handling.
- Grain Storage Safety. National Agricultural Safety Database (NASD) and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, (September 2006). Outlines general safety guidelines for grain storage.
- For additional information on possible solutions for grain handling related hazards, see OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages on:
Case Studies