Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
Worksite Housekeeping
Worksite Housekeeping
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Decrease in workplace injuries with preventative maintenance
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of all accidental worker deaths are attributable to slips, trips or falls, which are often linked to poor workplace housekeeping
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Reduction of risk of non-compliance with regular maintenance. Plant Engineering Magazine,
Grain dust exlosions in the commercial grain industry in 2023.
Featured Training
DAILY LEARNING SESSION –
Thursday, March 27, 2025
10 AM – 11 AM CDT
Housekeeping
FREE, live virtual training provided by the GHSC (Grain Handling Safety Council) and GEAPS (Grain Elevator Processing Society).
Dr. Carol Jones discusses how housekeeping and preventative maintenance work hand-in-hand to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. Housekeeping is an integral part of safety by reducing slips, trips, and falls, dust accumulation, and other hazardous conditions in the workplace. Preventative mainteance reduces injury risks associated with malfuntioning or broken equipment equipment, ignition sources for fires and dust explosions, and other potential hazards. Learn strategies for proper housekeeping and preventative maintenance to control hazards at the worksite.
BONUS SESSION –
Thursday, March 27, 2025
2 PM – 3 PM CDT
Rail Safety
FREE, live virtual training provided by the GHSC (Grain Handling Safety Council) and GEAPS (Grain Elevator Processing Society).
Learn about the current progress and initiatives to reach the next level of success for railroad safety in your facility.
More Information on this Session
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Register once! Select the virtual session(s) you want to attend during registration. Use the same zoom link for all sessions including Spanish Language sessions.
Meet Our Presenters!
Presenter – Carol Jones, PhD!
Dr. Carol Jones 
is the owner/engineer at CL Jones Consulting LLC which provides grain handling and storage engineering, training and forensic services. She is also a professor emeritus from Oklahoma State University in Biosystems and Ag Engineering, joining OSU in 2002 after a career in production ag and materials handling design. Dr. Jones provides training and engineering information in grain handling, quality preservation and safety. She resides in Stillwater, OK.
Preventative Maintenance Resources
Resource Key
Training (PowerPoint)
Ready to use PowerPoint® with instructor notes or other curriculum.
Training (Online)
Instructor or self-led course or webinar. Individual or group use.