Grain Handling
Standards
This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to grain handling.
OSHA Standards
General Industry (29 CFR 1910) |
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1910 Subpart D - Walking-Working Surfaces | ||
1910.22, General requirements. |
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1910.28, Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection. |
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1910 Subpart F - Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms | ||
1910.68, Manlifts. |
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1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials | ||
1910.111, Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia. |
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1910 Subpart R - Special Industries | ||
1910.272, Grain handling facilities. OSHA has completed a Section 610 review (also known as a "Lookback review") of the Grain Handling Facilities Standard (29 CFR 1910.272), and issued a final report. OSHA regularly reviews existing standards to determine whether the standards should be maintained without change, rescinded or modified. |
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1910 Subpart S - Electrical | ||
1910.307, Hazardous (classified) locations. |
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1910 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1910.1000, Air contaminants. |
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1910.1000 TABLE Z-1, TABLE Z-1 Limits for Air Contaminants. |
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State Plan Standards
There are 29 OSHA-approved State Plans operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements.
Additional Federal Register notices
Note: The notices in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements. Final Rule 67:77165-77170, (December 17, 2002).
- Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans; Final Rule. Final Rule 67:67949-67965, (November 07, 2002).
- Grain Handling Facilities. Final Rule 61:9577-9584, (March 08, 1996).
- Grain Handling Facilities. Proposed Rule 60:54047-54051, (October 19, 1995).
Additional Directives
Note: The directives in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Inspection of Grain Handling Facilities, 29 CFR 1910.272. CPL 02-01-004, (November 08, 1996).
Additional Letters of Interpretation
Note: The letters in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Difference between "grain elevators" and "grain handling facilities" (October 15, 1998).
- Enforcement of Fall Protection on Moving Stock (October 18, 1996).
- The terminology "making contact with the interior leg casing" in CPL 02-01-004 and grain handling facilities with less than one million bushels permanent storage capacity (October 31, 1991).
- Grain elevator inspection activities (May 30, 1991).
- Clarification of whether employee emergency action or fire prevention plans need to be in written form (February 05, 1990).
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- A17, Elevator and Escalator Safety Package. Includes the following:
- A17.1, Handbook on Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
- A17.2, Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks
- A17.3, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators
- A17.4, Guide for Emergency Personnel
- A17.5, Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment