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The thin line marks today, 29 September 2026.

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Grain Bin Safety Week

Grain Bin Safety Week falls in the third full week of February across the United States. Farms, co-operatives and rural fire departments use it to press a zero-entry rule around flowing grain, and to nominate their local department for a grain rescue tube and training. More than 500 grain entrapments have been recorded in the United States over the past fifteen years, and the campaign's stated aim is zero lives lost.

2027

21–27 February 2027

Expected

Expected date from the organiser’s standing rule. Confirm with the organiser nearer the time.

Organiser: Nationwide

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When it falls

Third full week of February (Sunday to Saturday), every year.

Also known as: GBSW, Nationwide Grain Bin Safety Week.

Where it came from

The insurer Nationwide started Grain Bin Safety Week in 2014 to cut grain bin deaths and to equip rural fire departments for the rescues they are called to. The campaign runs during the third full week of February and is built around the Nominate Your Fire Department contest, which awards grain rescue tubes and hands-on training delivered with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. More than 400 departments have been equipped so far, and the campaign's stated goal is zero lives lost.

First observed in 2014.

The organiser’s account of the day

How organisations mark it

  • Nominate your local fire department for a grain rescue tube and hands-on rescue training.
  • Agree and post a zero-entry rule: nobody goes into a bin while unloading equipment is running.
  • If entry is unavoidable, lock out the equipment, use a harness and lifeline and keep an observer outside.
  • Watch the grain rescue videos with everyone who works around bins, including seasonal help.
  • Sponsor or donate to a rescue tube for a department in your own county.

Why this exists

Workplace & farm

nearly three millionwork-related deaths a year

Work-related deaths worldwide — worldwide, 2023. Source: International Labour Organization, Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases (news release) (2023).

“Nearly three million workers die every year due to work-related accidents and diseases”

More figures for this hazard

ObservanceNextKindWhereHazards
National Farm Safety and Health WeekThe organiser has not announced datesWeekUnited StatesWorkRoad

Sources

  1. Grain Bin Safety Week — Nationwide — www.nationwide.com, read 15 September 2026.
  2. More grain, more risk: Nominate first responders for lifesaving grain rescue tools — Nationwide newsroom — news.nationwide.com, read 15 September 2026.
  3. Making an impact: Safety program provides crucial grain rescue tools — Nationwide newsroom — news.nationwide.com, read 15 September 2026.

Page last confirmed against the organiser on 15 September 2026.