A two-day "Safe Grain Handling Course" will be held at the Agricenter in Bloomington, IL, on July 7-8.
The Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and the Asmark Institute have partnered to provide a series of high-quality, hands-on training to personnel within the agricultural industry who handle grain.
The course includes hands-on training, demonstrations and exercises. Some of the equipment used in the course includes legs, bearing monitors, sweep augers, storage bins, hopper bottom bins, conveyors, ropes, harnesses and other rescue equipment.
The Safe Grain Handling Operations course will be presented over a two-day period and immerses the participant in an environment that is as close to real as possible.
This course is designed for those familiar with grain handling facilities and uses various demonstrations, equipment and scenarios to exercise the participant's existing knowledge to reflect on the safety issues they have encountered.
This course engages the participant to apply their knowledge and skills to find safe, acceptable and workable solutions and includes an in-depth review of the following:
- Grain Handling Standard
- Hazard recognition exercises
- Grain handling hazard prevention
- Maintenance programs
- Man lift safety and operations
- Personal protective equipment requirements
- Electrical safety exercises
- Lockout/Tagout procedures
- Fire Extinguisher safety
- Grain bin entry/rescue scenarios
- Sweep auger safety
For more information and to register click here.
