The health and safety manager at CHS said there are a few ways producers can practice safety when in grain bins. Matt Surdick tells Brownfield while the safest action is to take care of issues outside of the bin…
“If you are going into the bin then make sure you are taking the extra precautions of locking out the equipment; deenergizing that auger, that conveyer belt,” he said. “Making sure that it’s locked so it doesn’t get accidentally turned back on.