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Let’s keep combine fire prevention as one of our priorities as we are abnormally dry in many crop-producing areas. Combine fires cost growers millions in damages each harvest and in a very dry year like this, the potential is even higher. |
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Topics: fire, combines, Combine Fire Checklist, Maintenance and Cleaning, Combine Fire Prevention, Fire Preparedness Checklist , Spotters
Nationwide, a U.S. farm insurer tallied up three years of agribusiness claims and released their top 10 commercial agribusiness claims in 2017. The top 10 list accounted for 50,000+ claims. Leading the list was motor vehicle accidents! Motor vehicles accidents accounted for more than 20,000 claims. The most frequent accidents were rear end accidents, backing into vehicles and accidental strike of stationary object.
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Farmers and their equipment share the road with the motoring public. Both have visions on how the road best serves them. This blog addresses areas a farm manager can control for safe traveling this fall.
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As we prepare for harvest time, it's important to keep combine fire prevention as one of our priorities. Do you know the basics of fire, the different types of fire extinguishers, and best practices? Let's review.
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Combines have been rolling throughout the Midwest through mostly very dry conditions. Clouds of dust can be seen for miles where combines have been. These dry, dusty conditions also make it ideal for combine fires. One component in fire protection I’d like to cover is the pressurized water extinguishers. Though normally seen on balers, we also see them on combines.
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When getting your combine ready for harvest, have you thought about combine fire prevention? A combine fire extinguisher can put out a small fire before it grows out of control. Let’s review some basics of fire, review the type of fire extinguisher needed and view some combine recommendations:
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When you and your harvest crew gear up for fall harvest, we hope you first follow our tips on how to prep your farm for this season. After you have, take a look at these common combine hazards, so you're as safe as possible on the job.
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Topics: tractors, hazard communication, combines
When you and your harvest crew gear up for fall harvest, we hope you first follow our tips on how to prep your farm for this season. After you have, take a look at these common combine hazards, so you're as safe as possible on the job.
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