An insurance company is awarding special grain bin rescue equipment during this Grain Bin Safety Week. Over eight years, Nationwide Insurance has awarded 150 grain tubes to fire departments and rescue operations in 29 states. Jason Berkland is associate vice president of risk management with Nationwide, “Of that 152 tubes that we’ve awarded, four have been used in actual rescues and we’re happy to say we saved potentially four lives from people
Berkland says it’s important for farmers to take precautions, always, when working in and around grain bins.
