Gobeil says it's important to have a second person on site, if a farmer is intending to enter a bin. That second person would be responsible for powering down the equipment and to call for help, and should never try to enter the bin to initiate a rescue.
"We'd always encourage using full protection equipment, your standard harness and lifeline, lanyard situation, hooked up to of course a solid anchor point," noted Gobeil. "Also, before entry, we'd want to ensure that the air quality is okay to enter. When the grain does go out of condition, there could be poor air quality in the way of low oxygen levels which would also put someone in danger."
He says on average, there are four or five grain entrapment fatalities every year across Canada.
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