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The document warns of the extreme dangers of entering grain storage bins and provides strict rules that must be followed to help save lives, such as turning off powered equipment, using safety harnesses, testing air quality, and having a rescue-trained observer. It notes how workers under 16 are prohibited and how moving grain can bury and suffocate workers in seconds.

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Grain

The document warns of the extreme dangers of entering grain storage bins and provides strict rules that must be followed to help save lives, such as turning off powered equipment, using safety harnesses, testing air quality, and having a rescue-trained observer. It notes how workers under 16 are prohibited and how moving grain can bury and suffocate workers in seconds.

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WARNING: Entering grain storage bins is

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
Always avoid entering a grain
storage bin - if at all possible.
If you have to enter, you MUST follow
these rules - they SAVE LIVES:
✓ TURN OFF and disconnect, lock out, or block-off
all powered equipment, especially grain-moving
equipment (like augers).
✓ USE a body harness with an anchored lifeline or boatswain
chair when entering from a level at or above stored grain.
✓ TEST the bin’s air to ensure there is enough oxygen
and no toxic and/or flammable gas.
✓ DO NOT walk on or “down” the grain to make it flow.
✓ DO NOT enter onto or below bridged grain or
when grain is built up on sides.
✓ DO NOT enter without having rescue equipment
and a rescue-trained observer stationed outside
who is in constant contact with you.
✓ CONFIRM from your employer’s issued entry permit that
all safety precautions are in place and it is safe to enter.
OSHA 3329-06-11N
WARNING:
Entering grain storage bins is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
Workers under 16 years old are prohibited from entering grain bins!
Moving grain acts like “quicksand” and can bury and suffocate you
in seconds! NEVER stand on moving/flowing grain.

From the time the In 4-5 seconds After 22 seconds,


auger starts, you have you are trapped! you are completely
2-3 seconds to react. covered.

NEVER stand on or below bridged grain; NEVER stand next to


grain accumulated on the side of bins or try to dislodge it.

A dangerous situation As unloading begins, Before the grain flow


created by a previous bridged grain falls into can be stopped, you are
partial unloading of the air space and you covered. In seconds,
the bin. are instantly trapped. suffocation occurs.

For more information or to file a complaint, call the Occupational Safety


and Health Administration (OSHA) at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742).

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