Agricultural Fire Prevention

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  Agricultural, Forestry, and Commercial Fishing (AFF) fires can result in the loss of valuable equipment, buildings, vessels, product, livestock, and even human life. Basic fire safety relies on the principle of keeping fuel sources and ignition sources separate. Rutgers Cooperative Extension recommends the following precautions to prevent AFF fires. Smoking should never be permitted in any barn, hay/bedding storage area, tack room, engine room, or lounge. Buildings and vessels should be raked or swept clean. Vacuum up cobwebs and dust regularly. Wipe dust/dirt off light fixtures, outlet covers, switches, and panel boxes. Weeds, twigs, and other trash should be kept mowed or picked up. Manure piles should be at least 20 feet away from the barn to reduce the chance of combustion fire. Hay/bedding storage should not be near lights, fans, electrical boxes, heaters, or outlets. When storing newly baled hay, care should be taken that the temperature of the bales does not get too hot. Adequate ventilation should be provided for additional drying of the hay. If too much heat builds up, spontaneous combustion is inevitable. Flammable substances should be kept away from ignition sources. Store vehicles and machinery in a separate building. A water hose and buckets should be available and kept solely for fire control. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Fires Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Fire Prevention Fire Safety Health Promotion Injury Prevention Public Health Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053584
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2011 Jul; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216311/cdc_216311_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 79.05 KB ]