Electrical Safety

Beware of Electrical Hazards 
(Agricultural electrical systems have their own special requirements to reduce the risk of fires, injuries, and to ensure that electric motors and other equipment operate properly.)

Clearance of Electric Supply Conductors to Grain-Handling Equipment 
(Many farmers have their own grain-handling and storage systems.)

Cotton Harvester Operator Fatally Electrocuted 
(The cotton harvester operator climbed on top of the machine to get to the basket. Just as he touched the basket, he was electrocuted.)

Electrical Fires: Prevention and Extinguishing 
(Electricity can be a potential fire source. Many farmers and others have lost a barn or house from old or defective wiring. Overloaded wiring can be very dangerous. It is safer and more efficient to install new circuits.)

Electrical Hazards on the Farm 
(Since the 1930's, electrical service has been brought to ever rural area of the state and has increased the productivity of the farmer.)

Electrocution Hazards on the Farm 
(Without warning, the auger contacts overhead power lines and two workers are electrocuted. It was too late to do anything.)

Electrical Safety in Agriculture 
(Electricity, or electric current, is the flow of electrons from one atom to another in any material.)

Electrical Safety on the Farm 
(Electricity is an essential source of energy on farms.)

National Lightning Safety Institute
(Basics on lightning saftey indoor, outdoor, at home, and at work)

Lightning
(Press Release: We all know that golfing and other sports expose you to lightning, but most people don’t realize that farm and ranch workers are at high risk because they do much of their work outdoors far away from shelter.)

Lockout/Tagout Requirements and Procedures
(This document, a condensation of Standard 1910.147 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, is not intended to be totally inclusive but rather to highlight the information and requirements in the complete OSHA standard that owners and managers of agricultural businesses should understand.)

Preventing Grain Auger Electrocutions DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-119 
(This Alert requests the assistance of farm owners/managers, farm/agricultural workers, and farm equipment manufacturers in the prevention of electrocutions which may occur while moving metal grain augers.)

National Ag Safety Database (NASD) 
(Ag Safety & Health Publications and Information.)

BE AWARE, BE ALERT, BE ALIVE!