Harvest Safety Week focuses on workplace culture

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has declared this NGFA Harvest Safety Week 2023. The theme this year is, "Safety as value in the workplace."

In a video produced for the week, leaders from several ag companies stressed the importance of a culture of safety in the workplace where everyone is encouraged to report potential issues.

These resources from Successful Farming offer tips for keeping employees and family members safe during harvest:

• 6 simple tips for a safe harvest
  
• Farm safety yields real results
  
• Proper grain condition is first step to accident prevention
  
• 4 Grain bin safety tips
  
• Be bin safe
  

Topics covered by NGFA during Harvest Safety Week will include the evolution of workplace safety in grain handling on Tuesday, harvest hazards Wednesday, hazard identification methods Thursday, and Harvest Safety Week resources Friday.

Learn more about NGFA Harvest Safety Week and access additional resources here.