Index to articles on farm safety.
Hazard Alert Database by Industry - Agriculture
Nitric acid in lungs from breathing silo gas can be deadly. Dangerous levels of silo gas are generated during the first several days after the silo is filled. Since this gas is heavier than air, it travels down the silo chute and collects in...
Dry conditions may cause high nitrate levels in corn silage. High nitrate levels can lead to nitrate poisoning and the formation of toxic silo gas.
Lives have been lost and hay crops destroyed because of fires caused by spontaneous combustion.
Storage and handling of grain, feed, and other bulk materials can present hazards to agricultural workers. This article provides a brief overview of these hazards, some safety recommendations, and a list of references that provide more in-depth...
There are two main ways you can drown on farms, either in liquids or solids. Ponds, water troughs, water buckets and creeks are some places where liquid drowning can happen.
Every year in North America there are fires and feed damage caused by spontaneous combustion and heating. Millions of dollars are lost each year in structures, feed, and cattle from hay and silo fires
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