Tips to Keep Your Farm and Your Employees Safe

• Wood stoves cause more than 4,000 house fires every year.

• Smoke from wood stoves can contribute to asthma and other illnesses. A properly installed,correctly used, EPA-certified wood stove should be smoke free.

• Before you light your fire, make sure you’re safe.

• Check your smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher.

• Only...Full story

There is nothing quite as difficult as losing a home or building to a fire. Practical steps can go a long way in preventing property losses. More than half of all building fires every year are caused by electricity and heating devices like stoves and...Full story

Grain dryer fires can be devasting, especially when they occur during key harvest periods. They destroy crops that cannot be replaced and impair drying operations. Fires also endanger people who are working nearby, as well as other storage bins, buildings, and equipment. Reduce your...Full story

On the date of the fire, a plumber was repairing a leak in a pipe elbow in a remote area. After pulling most of the foam insulation away, he finished soldering and left. Someone spotted smoke an hour later. ...Full story

Compressed gas cylinders — whether it’s just one cylinder, or multiple units — are widely used in manufacturing and commercial operations. Oxygen and flammable gas cylinders stored alone present a lesser hazard than when stored together, where they can feed off each other if there’s something wrong. While oxygen is...Full story

According to the Centers for Disease Control, hundreds of injuries and fatalities occur annually from ladder related accidents.” Every ladder accident poses the risk for a severe injury or even fatality.

Improper use of a ladder can lead to injuries or more severe harm from falls and slips. A person climbing...Full story

People burn material outdoors for many reasons including fire pits for recreational use, or to burn debris, brush, or leaves. If not managed properly outdoor fires can quickly grow and spread out of control. As they grow, outdoor fires are very difficult to control and fire departments are often too...Full story

Compressed gas cylinders are widely used and present both fire and explosion hazards. Unsecured cylinders can rocket into people or through walls if they tip over, suffer damage to the valve, and release contents under high pressure.

The following general rules apply to all cylinder storage. Refer to the National Fire...Full story

If you had to create a fire hazard that ignites easily in nearly all forms, burns vigorously, and is difficult to extinguish, you would have magnesium or titanium. Magnesium and titanium both create very unique and severe fire risks for any operation that machines, handles, or stores these materials. Magnesium...Full story