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Grain and Feed Association of Illinois.
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of Illinois.
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Grain Handling Safety Coalition (GHSC)
Grain Handling
Safety Coalition
(GHSC)(GHSC)
Grain Handling
Safety Coalition
c/o Grain and Feed Association of Illinois
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Feedand
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3521 Hollis Drive
3521 Hollis
Drive
3521
Hollis Drive
Springfield, IL 62711
Springfield,
IL 62711IL 62711
Springfield,
Call us at: 217-787-2417 (GFAI)
Call us at:Call
217-787-2417
(GFAI) (GFAI)
us at: 217-787-2417
Fax: 217-787-8671 (GFAI)
Fax: 217-787-8671
(GFAI) (GFAI)
Fax: 217-787-8671
www.grainsafety.org
www.grainsafety.org
www.grainsafety.org
Email contact: [email protected]
Email contact:
[email protected]
Email contact:
[email protected]
GHSC’s Mission:
GHSC’s
Mission:
GHSC’s
Mission:
To prevent and reduce accidents, injuries,
To prevent
and reduce
accidents,
injuries,
To prevent
and reduce
accidents,
injuries,
and fatalities across the grain industry
and fatalities
acrossacross
the grain
industry
and fatalities
the grain
industry
spectrum through safety education,
spectrum
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safetysafety
education,
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through
education,
prevention and outreach.
prevention
and outreach.
prevention
and outreach.
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WHAT’S THE COST?
LEARN & LIVE
HAZARDS & PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Consider the staggering cost of a life, the stunning cost
of care and treatment of the injured, the shattering cost
to families, businesses, farms, and communities.
Safety doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated—it
just needs to be DONE. Making you aware and teaching
you how to handle grain safely is the dedicated function
of the GHSC. We want to help you make SAFETY your
standard operating procedure.
Invest in Safety—Accidents are preventable.
Identifying and fixing hazards immediately is the
first step to ensure a safe work environment.
WHO CARES? WE DO…
We are the GRAIN HANDLING SAFETY COALITION
(GHSC) and YOUR SAFETY and the SAFETY of
everyone who works with you –– on the farm or
at the elevator –– is our goal.
The GHSC is dedicated to helping you Learn & Live.
“Live & Learn” does not apply to handling grain.
In 2010, more than half of the reported grain
handling accidents involved fatalities. Learn to make
safety a routine for life, so at the end of each day,
you can go home to your family and friends.
A volunteer group, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition
is a team from industry-related associations, agencies,
and individuals with a shared dedication to preventing
accidents, injuries and fatalities in grain handling
operations on the farm and at the elevator.
Our diverse team has two interests in common:
GRAIN and SAFETY.
Establish Safety Practices—Make sure all family members and/or employees are trained and follow safety procedures.
Engulfment/Entrapment—Follow proper bin entry
procedures. Don’t walk or knock down grain. Use a
secured lifeline & safety harness. Never enter alone!
Our Mission:
To prevent and reduce accidents, injuries, and
fatalities across the grain industry spectrum through
safety education, prevention and outreach.
The GHSC is here to educate and instill positive changes
in the world of grain handling. Our funding is committed
to:
• Develop and distribute education
and training materials.
• Offer online resources with self-tutorial training.
• Establish a one-source resource for education
information for Grain Handling Safety.
• Provide public out-reach to increase awareness of
the critical need for Grain Handling Safety
in our industry.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
You can help the GHSC with your time, active
participation and monetary support. The Grain
Handling Safety Coalition operates on gifts and
grants. If you’d like to make a contribution, contact:
Dr. Robert Aherin: 217-333-9417 [email protected]
OR
Jeff Adkisson: 217-787-2417 [email protected]
Electrocution—Make sure all electrical wires and equipment are in good repair, properly grounded,
and follow lock out/tag out procedures. Never work
on equipment with a live power source.
Entanglement—Do not wear loose clothing or
jewelry, ensure machines are properly guarded,
follow lock out tag out procedures, don’t by-pass
or dismantle guards.
Being Struck By an Object or Vehicle—Wear hard
hats and safety glasses, be aware of hazards in the
environment, station observers around vehicles & other
moving machinery.
Falls—Make sure ladders are in good repair, follow
ladder safety/other height procedures, wear fall
protection.
Dust Explosions—Follow good housekeeping
procedures to prevent the accumulation of
combustible dust.
Make sure everyone is properly trained for their job and
understands the hazards. Develop a SAFETY PLAN and
make sure everyone follows it. If an accident does occur,
the seconds saved by knowing what to do may be the
seconds that save lives!