The NGFA’s popular “Your Safety Matters” video training program, developed in partnership with the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), now is available to watch or download online! The 30-minute video, intended for employees of grain handling, feed manufacturing and grain processing operations, addresses many safety-related issues, including: Fires and explosions; Confined space and bin entry; Truck and rail safety; Safe operation of equipment; Ladder safety; Manlifts; Electrical; Personal protective equipment; Hazard communication; First aid; ... Read More
Safety, Health & Environment
OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summary through April 30
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to post a copy of OSHA Form 300A from Feb. 1 through April 30. The summary must be displayed in a common area where notices to workers are usually posted. Businesses with 10 or fewer workers are exempt from OSHA recordkeeping and posting requirements. Visit OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule webpage for more information. ... Read More
Did you participate in Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week? Take the NGFA survey!
The NGFA is inviting feedback about the major safety outreach effort it hosted with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – the “Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week” – from March 25-29 to raise awareness about grain handling and storage hazards and ways to prevent them. Throughout the Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week, companies participated by providing focused activities and/or toolbox talks for employees on any hazard-prevention measure. If your facility participated in this safety effort, please take this brief survey. The NGFA wants to make sure you and your company ... Read More
Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week raises awareness of grain handling and storage hazards
The NGFA and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hosted a major safety outreach effort – the “Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week” – from March 25-29 to help raise awareness about grain handling and storage hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices. A March 25 kickoff event, hosted by the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and Asmark Agricenter in Bloomington, Ill., included Illinois Department of Agriculture Deputy Director Warren D. Goetsch, OSHA, NGFA and other grain industry leaders, as well as training ... Read More
USDA names Arthur Neal as FGIS Deputy Administrator
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the appointment of Arthur Neal as deputy administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). Neal officially will assume the new job in leading FGIS starting on April 1. Dana Coale served as the acting deputy administrator for almost 18 months following the relocation of FGIS to AMS, and has been credited by NGFA and the North American Export Grain Association for instituting reforms and efficiencies that have made the agency much more effective and customer-focused. Since ... Read More
FDA outlines resources for food producers in flooded areas
By Dave Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed Services As readers of the NGFA Newsletter most certainly are aware, record floods have devastated farms and agricultural facilities across Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and several other states. Early estimates of lost crops and livestock are approaching $1 billion in Nebraska alone. With more flooding expected, damages are expected to climb much higher. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 20 issued a constituent update to remind those who may be affected by flooding in the Central and Southern Plains about resources ... Read More
Illinois governor declares March 25-29 to be Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week
The NGFA and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are hosting a major safety outreach effort – the “Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week” – from March 25-29, 2019, to help raise awareness about grain handling and storage hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker officially proclaimed on March 21 that March 25-29 is Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week in Illinois. The governor’s proclamation noted: “It takes only seconds to fall, be caught between, struck by or completely engulfed during the processing of ... Read More
The 2019 Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week raises awareness about grain handling and storage hazards
ARLINGTON, March 19, 2019 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are hosting a major safety outreach effort – the “Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week” – from March 25-29, 2019, to help raise awareness about grain handling and storage hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices. Kickoff Event A March 25 kickoff event, hosted by the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and Asmark Agricenter in Bloomington, Ill., will include Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan, OSHA ... Read More
NGFA’s McCluer elected Board chair of Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America
ARLINGTON, Va., March 13, 2019 -- National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) Vice President of Safety and Regulatory Affairs Jess McCluer has been named chair of the board of directors for the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA). Founded in 2007, ASHCA is a not-for-profit organization established to proactively address ongoing and emerging occupational safety and health issues affecting U.S. agriculture. ASHCA’s Board of Directors elected McCluer as chair on March 12 to a two-year term. “I’m humbled and honored to lead ASHCA in its mission to protect the safety of ... Read More
CAST paper explores impacts of aquifer depletion on U.S. agriculture
Increased competition for the use of water from aquifers negatively may affect future agricultural practices in drier regions of the United States, suggests the latest paper released by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). The paper, Aquifer Depletion and Potential Impacts on Long-term Irrigated Agricultural Productivity, reviews the causes and consequences of groundwater depletion – Earth’s most extracted raw material – with a focus on impacts to agriculture as the largest sector of groundwater use. Groundwater is the Earth’s most extracted raw material with ... Read More
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