Safety First With A Grain Vacuum
In order for your grains to be successfully stored, you need a method to get them safely into your grain storage facility. An efficient and safe grain vacuum is essential and must be part of your farm machinery and equipment. Your grain needs to be handled with “kid gloves” so that your fragile crops aren’t damaged. An effective vacuum gently loads and unloads trucks and storage facilities so that your crops are the best they can be.
Vacuums come in many different styles and sizes and have varying capacities and capabilities. They have a wide range of power requirements and have many different discharge heights. Some are made out of stainless steel and come with a wide variety of clean-up and maintenance options.
Handling grain must be done carefully to prevent combustible accidents from occurring. Grain storage facilities have steel piping and static electricity that can cause explosions. Anytime that grain dust is present there is a possibility that a fire will be ignited. To prevent tragic accidents, you need to be extremely cautious and use only the best designed equipment. Vacuums must follow all safety procedures and be easily cleaned and well-maintained. All components should be inspected routinely so that your vacuum operates properly. Any debris should be cleaned up promptly because secondary fires often occur when dust builds up in the vacuum.
Grain dust is easily thrown into the air and acts as fuel for the fire. Often, explosions occur in the least expected areas around grain storage facilities. That is why your grain vacuum must be top-of-the-line and work as it should all the time. Fires can easily jump from one silo to the next, so it is important that you avoid any chance of even a minor fire occurring. One of the most dangerous places in a grain storage facility is in the elevator area where your vacuum will be used. OSHA standards require that grain farmers keep grain dust at a minimum on floors, farm equipment and other surfaces. It doesn’t allow grain dust to be over 1/8 inch thick in these areas.
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