Risk management tools
Use these inspection and maintenance checklists, procedural guidelines, sample templates and other risk management tools to promote safety for your farm or commercial operation.
Grain vacuum safety toolbox talk
Guide for formal group discussions used to help raise awareness about working in grain bins and to promote a culture of safety.
Year-round grain management
A year-round grain management strategy can help minimize grain-related accidents and help improve your bottom line.
Pre-season grain dryer inspection and maintenance checklist
Use this checklist when performing grain dryer inspections to help reduce the risk of mechanical breakdown and fire.
Pre-harvest farming checklist
Before harvest begins, follow these important tips to prepare and avoid the loss of use of harvesting, grain handling or grain drying equipment.
Grain-related hazards
Young farm workers should read and follow all the information contained within, and share it with parents or legal guardians so they are aware of the potential hazards related to the transporting and storing of grain.
Safe way to enter a bin
Entering a grain bin is extremely dangerous. This awareness document can help you gain a better understanding of what can go wrong when entering a grain bin and what it takes to help prevent a tragedy from happening.
Confined space and grain bin entry permit
Before bin entry, it's important for all employers, workers and farmers to follow specific bin-entry precautions outlined in this permit.
Grain storage construction
Follow these design, construction, maintenance and inspection guidelines to help ensure structural integrity and safety.
Steel bin storage annual checklist
Use this checklist to help document and keep track of important bin information, such as owner's manuals, annual inspection reports and maintenance records.
Concrete grain storage annual checklist
Use this checklist to help document and keep track of important bin information, such as owner's manuals, annual inspection reports and maintenance records.
Lockout tagout guidelines
Use this guide to help develop and implement an effective lockout/tagout program and to control hazardous energy.
Emergency action plan for farms
Follow the steps outlined in this guide to help develop an effective emergency action plan for your farm.
Emergency action plan for commercial businesses
Use this manual to assist your facility in developing an emergency action plan in compliance with OSHA's emergency action plan requirements.
Aflatoxin management for commercial businesses
Follow these recommendations to assist your commercial business in developing a quality assurance program to help reduce the chance of buying and selling aflatoxin contaminated grain.
Aflatoxin management for farms
Follow these steps to reduce or minimize the likelihood of aflatoxin development particularly with regards to pre-harvest scouting, testing, and proper drying and storage.