Safety When Filling Grain Bins
Tips
- Make certain that portable elevators are stable.
- Lower portable elevators before moving them, being especially aware of overhead power lines.
- Enter a grain storage bin
- only after all unloading equipment has been stopped and switches are locked in the "off" position and
- only if you're attached to a lifeline and someone is standing by to help in case of a cave-in.
- If grain in a bin should "bridge," break it down only from the outside with a pole.
- Keep children away from a grain storage bin, making certain they understand that it's dangerous and no place to play.
Last updated: 18-May-2006 11:08 AM