Wisconsin Ag Connection - OSHA & WABA Team Up to Address Grain Industry Hazards

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OSHA & WABA Team Up to Address Grain Industry Hazards
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/04/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has established an alliance with the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association that will focus on addressing the grain and feed industry's six major danger areas. Those items are outlined in OSHA's Local Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities.

"This alliance is an opportunity for OSHA and the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association to work together to train employers and workers about the unique hazards of the grain and feed industry," said Kim Stille, OSHA's area director in Madison. "We will continue to improve the safety and health of workers on Wisconsin farms."

The key areas include engulfment, falls, auger entanglement, struck-by, combustible dust and electrocution hazards.

OSHA and the WABA will provide information and guidance to employees and employers, and develop training programs to reduce injuries and improve overall safety and health. Emphasis will be placed on using effective machine guarding as well as implementing programs for locking out the energy sources of equipment and entering confined spaces. Additionally, the partners jointly will identify and develop speaker resources for local meetings and conventions, and informational materials to be disseminated at these events.

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