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There are numerous safety and health hazards associated
with grain handling operations. If workers are unaware of the potential hazards
in their work environment, they are more vulnerable to injury. The following
references aid in evaluating and recognizing hazards associated with grain
handling.
Hazard Evaluation
Hazard Recognition
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Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and
Explosions. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB), (2005, July
31). Also available as a 21 KB
PDF, 9 pages. 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.
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Confined Spaces. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Safe Grain and Silage Handling.
US Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) Publication
No. 95-109, (1995, December 8). Links to an
informative publication covering the hazards associated with grain harvesting,
transporting, storing, conveying, and processing.
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Introduction to Grain Elevators. US Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GISPA).
Provides a series of presentations showing
the operations of an export elevator and a bulk weighing scale, the procedure for performing a build-up scale test, a description of
electronic control systems, a 3-dimensional model of a shipping bin and
diverter gates, and a simulation of a gate limit switch test which is designed
as a training aid.
Health Concerns
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Grain fumigant. OSHA Hazard Information Bulletin (HIB),
(1984, March 14). The use of chemical grain fumigants for the control of
insect infestation of stored grain can result in hazardous exposures to
workers involved in the handling of both fumigants and fumigated grain.
Fumigants commonly used for insect control on stored grain include methyl
bromide, phosphine, and carbon disulfide.
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Mold. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Grain Dust - Health Hazards of Storing, Handling, and Shipping Grain. US Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 89-126, (1988, June). Provides links to sections of a report describing health effects of grain dust,
analytical methods, etc.
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Study of the Prevalence of Chronic Non-Specific Lung Disease and Related
Health Problems in Grain Handling Industry. US Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-117, (1986, October).
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Preventing Phosphine Poisoning and Explosions during Fumigation. US Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-126
(Alert), (1999, September). Describes
case studies involving phosphine exposures, many of which involve grain
fumigation, and includes hazard and control information.
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