Agricultural Safety Consulting & OSHA 1928 Compliance
Agricultural safety consulting to OSHA 29 CFR 1928 for farms, ranches, and ag operations: field sanitation, tractor and machine safety, grain and confined space entry, pesticide and heat illness controls, and worker training.
Capabilities
29 CFR 1928 compliance for farms and ranches
Field-sanitation and heat-illness programs
Grain-bin and confined-space safety
Tractor ROPS and pesticide Worker Protection Standard support
Frequently asked questions
Are small family farms exempt from OSHA?
It depends. Farms with 10 or fewer employees and no temporary labor camp in the past 12 months are exempt from OSHA enforcement under an appropriations rider, but many operations don't qualify once you count seasonal or contract labor. Even exempt farms carry the same real hazards and civil liability, and buyers and insurers increasingly require a documented safety program regardless of OSHA jurisdiction.
What OSHA standards apply to agriculture?
Agriculture-specific rules live in 29 CFR 1928 — including tractor ROPS (1928.51), farm equipment guarding (1928.57), and field sanitation (1928.110). Other OSHA general-industry rules can also reach agricultural operations for things like hazard communication and PPE, and grain handling facilities such as elevators and feed mills fall under 1910.272. Note that OSHA's permit-required confined space standard (1910.146) does not apply to agriculture, but grain bins and silos still function as confined spaces and call for the same controls. Pesticide handling is governed by the EPA Worker Protection Standard (40 CFR 170).
Why are grain bins and silos so dangerous?
Grain behaves like quicksand: a worker can be engulfed in flowing grain in seconds, and bins and silos can also build up toxic or oxygen-deficient atmospheres. They function as confined spaces and call for the same controls — atmospheric testing, lockout of loading/unloading equipment, a trained attendant, and a rescue plan. SafetyNet builds that full entry program and trains your team on it.
Do you provide pesticide (Worker Protection Standard) training?
Yes. We deliver EPA Worker Protection Standard training for agricultural workers and pesticide handlers, help you meet the WPS requirements for information, PPE, decontamination, and emergency assistance, and document it all for compliance.
Can you train seasonal and Spanish-speaking farm workers?
Yes. All of our agricultural training is available in both English and Spanish with native-Spanish-speaking instructors, and we build orientation and toolbox content specifically for seasonal and new workers so the safety message actually lands.
Do you support one farm or multiple sites and seasons?
Both. We support single operations with programs, training, and inspections, and we also provide ongoing, season-aware safety management across multiple farms, ranches, and facilities through our On-Site Managed Services.