Check other references for specific rescue procedures. Farm workers seldom have the strength or reaction time to save themselves once they are trapped in flowing grain. However, all farm workers can recognize the dangers of flowing grain, and avoid taking risks in routine tasks. Farm operators often overlook dangers associated with handling grain. Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Children never can safely ride in grain wagons.
The best way to prevent grain suffocation hazards is to avoid dangerous situations. Apply suffocation hazard decals to all grain wagons, grain bins, and grain storage structures. Instruct everyone who operates grain wagons or grain handling equipment about potential suffocation hazards. Make a commitment to always have an extra person present when you must be in an area where there is a potential grain suffocation hazard. This publication covers only some aspects of grain suffocation hazards.