Retailers Encouraged to Stand Up For Grain Safety

This week (March 25 to 29) is the National Safety Stand-Up For Grain Safety Week.
This week (March 25 to 29) is the National Safety Stand-Up For Grain Safety Week.
(OSHA and National Grain and Feed Association Alliance)

This week (March 25 to 29) is the National Safety Stand-Up For Grain Safety Week. The initiative aims to raise awareness about grain handling and storage hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices.

Here's an overview video of the safety initiative:

If you aren’t familiar with the concept of a safety stand-up, it is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to workers about safety. Specific for grain safety topics could include "Grain Engulfment Hazards" and reinforcing the importance of grain bin safety. Stand-up events can be used as a communication tool to address everyday hazards as well as give employees direct connections with management. Click here for even more information about safety stand-ups.

You can share your stand-Up success stories on social media with the hashtag #StandUp4GrainSafety

Here are some of those:

This outreach effort is organized and supported by the OSHA and National Grain and Feed Association Alliance, the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), the Grain Handling Safety Coalition (GHSC), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA), and Nationwide Insurance, who sponsors the Grain Bin Safety Week every February.

 

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