​A hazard doesn't always affect the person who caused it - the hazard can affect anyone.

Accidents are caused by unsafe behavior or conditions: entering a bunker silo during filling without making eye contact with the tractor operator, standing too close to the feed-out face of an over-filled bunker silo, or entangled in a power takeoff shaft or the front of a forage harvester.
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A split second of inattention can cause a fatal accident and nothing will ever be the same again.
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We can't create a safety bubble for our family and employees, or a silage program that is hazard-free, but we can put guidelines in place that will significantly reduce the risk of someone being injured or killed on the farm.
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It's important that owners and managers discuss safe silage management practices several times a year with their silage team. Injury-related statistics suggest that many employees don't  consistently follow the recommended safety guidelines.
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