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National Grain Safety Week set for April 4-8

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First published by Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week 
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A week of daily educational events for anyone who handles grain and an opportunity for an industry-wide focus on and commitment to safety.

About this event

Count On 3 Things at The 2022 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week!

We have some great things planned for each day of the Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, which is a convenient, virtual and FREE event for those in the grain industry to:

  1. Assess! What are your current safety plans and goals? Are there areas you’ve always wanted to improve or change but haven’t had the time or resources? This is your opportunity!
  2. Attend! Invest a bit of time each day of the Stand Up to receive free, convenient, virtual content with tips and resources that you can quickly implement into your operation!
  3. Apply! We know how hard it can be to carve time out of busy schedules to make lasting change BUT we’ve developed materials and resources to help make this easier! THIS is YOUR chance to make small changes for a big impact!

10 AM daily learning sessions during Stand Up Week offer a different focus and resources available to you!

NEW! Bonus & Spanish sessions at 2 PM Tuesday through Thursday.

Event Schedule:

  • Monday, April 4: Standup Kickoff Event – Livestreamed worker safety trainings focusing on safety around grain structures and equipment.
  • Tuesday, April 5: Electrical Safety
    • BONUS Session: Workplace Wellness, 2pm CST
  • Wednesday, April 6: Heat/Cold Stress and Other Extreme Weather Events
    • BONUS Session: Heat/Cold Stress and Extreme Weather Events (Espanol), 2pm CST
  • Thursday, April 7: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • BONUS Session: Workplace Wellness, 2pm CST, (Espanol)
  • Friday, April 8: STF’s, Crush, Struck-By Hazards

Visit https://standup4grainsafety.org/ for comprehensive event details and resources available to you!

McCraren Compliance offers many opportunities in safety training to help circumvent accidents. Please take a moment to visit our calendar of classes to see what we can do to help your safety measures from training to consulting.

National grain safety week set for March 29-April 2

Posted on by McCraren Compliance
First published by Safety+Health an NSC publication.
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Washington — OSHA and its Alliance Program partners in the agriculture industry are hosting the fifth annual Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week – slated for March 29-April 2.

The industrywide initiative aims to raise awareness of hazards related to grain handling and storage by providing employers and workers with educational opportunities, resources and training on best safety practices. Employers are encouraged to designate a coordinator for their individual events, decide what type of event to conduct, determine the best time and length, choose who should be involved, and promote the event internally and externally.

The types of events can include a toolbox talk or companywide safety activities such as discussions on job-specific hazards, developing rescue plans or conducting safety equipment inspections. Group demonstrations of safety procedures and regional half- or full-day seminars with safety or equipment demonstrations also can be planned.

The event’s organizers recommend encouraging all employees to participate. Local producers and Four-H Club or National FFA Organization chapters also can be invited to take part.

The event starts at 10 a.m. Central each day, with a virtual kickoff event scheduled for March 29. Registrants will have free access to virtual training sessions during the rest of the week, each day featuring a different focus and resources:

  • March 30: Near-miss reporting
  • March 31: Impact of quality on safety
  • April 1: Bin safety
  • April 2: Emergency action plans

The organizations in the OSHA Alliance Program that are sponsoring the event are the National Grain and Feed Association, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition, and the Grain Elevator and Processing Society.

McCraren Compliance offers many opportunities in safety training to help circumvent accidents. Please take a moment to visit our calendar of classes to see what we can do to help your safety measures from training to consulting.