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Safety-Health-Environmental Services Program
Workplace safety, employee health and the environment are important issues to our members. The Safety-Health-Environmental Services (SHES) program is an exclusive member benefit that helps members keep up-to-date with information and compliance regarding OSHA, EPA and other safety, health and environmental regulations.
Benefits of the SHES Program include:
Benefits of the SHES Program include:
- Personal and timely consulting privileges with SHES staff regarding safety, health and environmental regulation compliance
- Safety Meetings that are customized to your needs. Common topics include (but are not limited to):
- Personal Electrical Safety
- Fall Protection
- Grain Suffocation/Bin Entry
- Grain Dust Explosions/Fires
- Railcar Loading Safety
- Forklift Training
- Confined Spaces vs. Permit Required Confined Spaces
- Machine Guarding/Entanglement Prevention
- Barge Loading Safety
- Grain Standard Review (1910.272)
- Lockout/Tagout Safety
- Newsletters that keep you up-to-date and informed of changes on items from IEPA, EPA and OSHA
- A Safety Manual that includes items such as safety guidelines, forms, policies, regulations and standards that you can customize for your company
- One on-site meeting per year at your facility. This meeting is personalized to meet the needs of your company and your employees on a topic or variety of topics of your choice.
- OSHA informal conference facilitation and consultation
- Weekly START (Safety Tips & Regulatory Topics), which is a weekly bulletin on a single safety topic. They are great reminders to share with employees and aid your toolbox talks!
Hands-on training at the Agricenter in Bloomington.
Additional services include:
If you are a GFAI member and would like more information on the SHES Program, please contact the Association office. Email info@gfai.org with inquiries.
Additional services include:
- Opacity testing for IEPA requirements of facilities greater than 2.5 million permanent storage
- Agricenter training services for hands-on courses geared specifically to the needs of personnel who handle grain. Real equipment and real-life scenarios are used to facilitate a memorable learning experience at the Agricenter training complex located in Bloomington, IL.
If you are a GFAI member and would like more information on the SHES Program, please contact the Association office. Email info@gfai.org with inquiries.