The fourth chapter in our series on Agribusiness Safety will talk about how to prevent fires.

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Now let’s take a closer look at how to prevent fires in your Agribusiness.

Here are links to all the chapters in the series:

Chapter 1: Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 2: Guidelines For Use of Chemicals
Chapter 3: Operating Machinery
Chapter 4: Preventing Fires
Chapter 5: Tips for Buildings and Structures
Chapter 6: How ACUTE Can Help

Learn about the guidelines surrounding Agribusiness Safety to prevent fires

Agribusiness Safety: Guidelines for Preventing Fires

If you run or work in an Agribusiness, then it’s important to make sure you understand and follow Agribusiness Safety guidelines. Agribusinesses include businesses such as:

• Farms
• Companies involved in AgroSciences
• Animal Feed companies
• Biofuel companies
• Grain transport and processing companies
• Farm machinery producers
• Farmer’s cooperatives

Read on to learn more about how to prevent fires in your Agribusiness.

1. Get Proper Physically-Distanced Fire Safety Training:

One of the best ways to prevent fires in your Agribusiness is to make sure that you and your employees are all properly trained in fire safety practices.

If you need to get training for yourself or your workers, Acute Safety Services can help. We can provide you with the proper training for your employees who work in your business. We can customize a course to meet your particular requirements and we can perform physically distanced training either at our world-class training facility or we can come to your place of business; whichever your prefer. Contact us today to learn more.

Agribusiness Safety: ACUTE can give you and your staff the physically distanced training you need to stay safe at our site or yours

2. Agribusiness Safety: Fire Extinguisher Guidelines

The proper use of fire extinguishers is an important part of fire prevention. The following are guidelines for fire extinguishers.

Easily Accessible: You should have appropriate fire extinguishers that are located in easy-to-find spots throughout your worksite.

In Vehicles: You should also have fire extinguishers in each vehicle including cars, trucks, tractors, and other machinery.

Maintained Monthly: Assign particular employees the job of checking and maintaining the fire extinguishers on a regular basis so that they are always ready to use if needed. Every month they should be checked to make sure that their pins are properly inserted and that their gauge levels are correct.

Yearly Training: You should also go over how to use our fire extinguishers each year.

Report Use Immediately: Make sure that all employees know that once you use a fire extinguisher you should report it to your supervisor; never just put it away without reporting it.

Serviced Yearly: Get all of your fire extinguishers serviced yearly by a competent contractor.

Further Information: If you need further information about the use of your fire extinguishers, you can contact your local fire department.

Agribusiness Safety: Get your fire extinguishers checked monthly and serviced yearly

3. Agribusiness Safety: Enforce No Smoking Rules:

You should strictly enforce a no smoking policy, especially around flammable materials and machinery. Make sure you have no smoking signs posted close to your fuel supplies, pesticides, and other chemicals.

4. Agribusiness Safety: Properly Store Flammable Materials:

Make sure you have separate containers to store oily rags, smoking materials, dust flammable scraps, and chemical wastes.

5. Agribusiness Safety: Handle Compressed Gases Carefully:

Store any containers of compressed gases in a secure location and in an upright position. Keep them away from any heat sources, stairs, elevators, and exits. Regularly inspect them for dents and corrosion.

6. Agribusiness Safety: Handle Fuel Safely:

Fuel such as diesel and gasoline should be kept in tanks or drums made of steel or another appropriate material and located at least 40 feet away from any buildings or stored underground. The tanks need to be adequately ventilated and grounded.

Agribusiness Safety: Keep gasoline stored properly

7. Agribusiness Safety: New Employees:

Each time you hire a new employee, you need to make them aware of your fire prevention measures. Make sure that you show your new employees the location of your fire exits and marshaling areas designated away from buildings. You should also demonstrate the warning signals that you have in place such as what the fire alarm sounds like and show them how to use any fire extinguishers you have in your buildings and in your vehicles.

8. Agribusiness Safety: Fire Protection Devices

Make Sure You Have adequate fire protection devices at your  agribusiness.  You should have the following in place to help put out any possible fires:

• Fire extinguishers: As stated above, your fire extinguishers need to be in the appropriate locations, the right type, and you need to have a sufficient number of them on hand.
• Fire hoses: Make sure that your fire hoses are properly mounted and visibly marked.
• Sprinkler heads: Your sprinkler heads need to have the proper clearance.
• Fire equipment: Make sure that your fire equipment is clearly marked, easily accessible, and in good condition.
• Signage: Your signage needs to tell you what to do in case of fire and should include the number of the fire department.
• Fire emergency alarm system: A fire emergency alarm system is optional but is a good idea to have.

Agribusiness Safety: Fire hoses need to be properly mounted

How ACUTE Can Help with Training

ACUTE offers a wide range of training courses that you can either take at our Waterloo, Ontario training facility or we can come to your location and provide the training you require at OABA preferred pricing.

The following is a list of some of the training courses that we provide, however if you prefer, we can also develop customized training for you that is based on your particular needs as an OABA. And we provide physical distanced training to keep you and your employees safe.

Confined Space Entry-(attendant/entrant 8 hours)
Confined Space Rescue-(non-entry/entry 8 hours)
Working at Heights-(8 hours)
Elevated Work Platform-(scissor/boom 8 hours)
Forklift-(8 hours)
Telehandler-(8 hours)
Overhead Crane-(8hrs)
Spill Response-(8 hours)
Transportation of Dangerous Goods-(8 hours)

Lockout/Tagout Awareness-(4 hours)
Personnel Protective Equipment-(PPE4hours)
Canada Labour Code Part 2-(4 hours)
Supervisory Due Diligence-(4hours)
Machine Guarding Safety-(4 hours)
Occupational Health & Safety Act & Regulations-(4hours)
Confined Space for Management (never go into confined space – 4hrs)
WHMIS 2015 GHS-(2 hours)

Our safety training sessions include both in-class theory and practical hands-on training. We will also supply you with the training guide, quiz, various visual aids, certificates of training, and wallet cards.

Trust ACUTE for the Best Agribusiness Safety Training

ACUTE’s experienced team members have been serving safety professionals for over 20 years. You can trust ACUTE for hands-on, practical Agribusiness Safety training to keep your employees safe. ACUTE is dedicated to workplace safety and understands the importance of course and training provider approval. Why get workplace safety training with ACUTE? Here are just some of the benefits of working with ACUTE.

• Open Door Instructor-Student Partnership – ACUTE’s training services emphasize client participation. Staff foster relationships with clients and serve as a touchstone for advice anytime moving forward.
• Serving Your Team and Industry – With a vast array of clients in manufacturing, construction, health, academic, and government sectors, ACUTE brings the best safety practices from across the spectrum to your workplace.
• 100 Years Combined Experience – ACUTE provides comprehensive health and safety training, on-site safety services, and consulting services. With over 100 years of combined experience, our company staff offer more than theoretical or abstract ideas.  ACUTE offers solutions.
• Track Record of Success – ACUTE is rated 4.9/5 stars on Google reviews, demonstrating a commitment to our clients, quality, and passion for training.

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