Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety campaign has awarded grain rescue tubes and training to 332 fire departments across 32 states.
A new report released by Purdue University shows a disturbing trend related to accidents in agricultural confined spaces — a 40 percent increase in 2021.
The U.S. Department of Labor determined that had federal workplace safety regulations been followed at a Miss. soybean farm, a teenager would not have died.
Nationwide gave fire departments across the country grain rescue tubes and hands-on training to prepare them to respond when local grain entrapments occur.
Nationwide opened the Nominate Your Fire Department Contest in recognition of Grain Bin Safety Week to provide training and resources for fire departments.
A two-year multi-organization alliance signed in July is reinforcing the importance of awareness and training across Ohio’s agricultural sector.
The creative team behind the film SILO has teamed up with singer Easton Corbin, and they are offering supporters a chance to be featured in a music video.
The Grain Weevil is a small robot designed to maintain grain, eliminating the need for farmers to enter bins, which can be dangerous and even fatal.
Since initiating its Grain Bin Safety advocacy campaign in 2014, Nationwide has supplied grain rescue tubes and training to 152 fire departments.
Sadly, grain bin accidents claim dozens of lives per year, but with these tips from Nationwide they hope to reduce farm related accidents.