Nationwide Introduces Game-Style Safety Training App for Grain Workers

Nationwide has launched a “Hazard Spotter” app that allows smartphones to be used as safety training devices for workers in grain cooperatives. The app is an alternative to outdated video tapes or other training methods that have been in use, the company said. It is available to all Nationwide agribusiness customers. Nationwide said it saw a need for better training of employees who handle grain on a daily basis. The company’s gross incurred losses for workers’ compensation claims stemming from grain elevators has doubled from about $10 million in 2009 to al...