Grain Handling Safety Coalition

Midwinter Grain Management
2021-01-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Agenda

10:00 a.m. – Welcome and Overview of Industry Statistics
Commodity Care
The Grain is in the Bin – Now What?

Moisture Migration
Theory of aeration

How to Deal with Bad Grain

Grain Bin Entry Starts with Quality Management
Demo
Out of Condition Traits

11:10 a.m. – Break
Employee Safety
Winter Hazards when Handling Grain

Unloading Grain in the Winter
How to avoid crush injuries

Winter Workplace Hazards

Cold Weather Hazards
Snow Removal Techniques and Removal
Exposure Hazards and PPE

12:10 p.m. – Close
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Visit The Grain Handling Safety Coalition webpage to learn more and receive training/educational materials.

Farm Progress Show August 31, Sept 1-2, 2021
2021-08-31 08:00 - 2021-09-02 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Two Locations! Visit GHSC at:

Health & Safety University of Illinois AgrAbility tent – 1152 NE Quadrant – Next to the FS tent corner of 11th & Central Progress Streets
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana tent – 34 SW Quadrant – Next to the IL Dept. of Agriculture tent at 3rd & West Progress Streets

Time: 8 am-5pm CDT Aug 31 & Sept 1. Closes 4 pm on Sept 2.

National Farm Safety & Health Week 2021
2021-09-19 - 2021-09-25
Free training available daily Sept 20-24 at 12pm & 2pm CDT. For information and to register for training click on logo.

GHSC Harvest Safety Learning Series
2021-09-20 - 2021-09-24
FREE learning sessions daily at 10am CDT. Register once! Choose sessions at registration.

Mon Sept 20 – Get Ready for Harvest: Machine Guarding & LOTO
Tue Sept 21 – Personal Safety During Harvest
Wed Sept 22 – Grain Handling Hazards – Protecting Young & Inexperienced Workers & Those They Learn From
Thu Sept 23 – Agricultural Confined Spaces
Fri Sept 24 – Protect Your Investment – Storing Grain for Quality and Safety

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10am Harvest Safety Learning Series - Get Ready for Harvest: Machine Guarding & LOTO
2021-09-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
GHSC Harvest Safety Learning Series #1.
This refresher on machine guarding basics will help ensure your equipment is ready for harvest activities and properly guarded. Discuss Lock Out/Tag Out and its importance when working around equipment including the equipment used to harvest and move grain. Presenters: Paul Ronczkowski, MPH, CSP, Owner White Eagle Occupational Safety and Health Services, LLC, Professor Emeritus, Illinois State University; Butch Hendrix, Safety Director, Kokomo Grain, Fire/Rescue, Police Officer
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12pm What’s New in Tractor and Agricultural Vehicle Safety
2021-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
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2pm Rural Road Safety: A Shared Responsibility
2021-09-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)

Near Miss Using Metrics & Root Cause Analysis
2021-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Training discusses how to use information from near miss reports to achieve safety goals and operational improvement through leading and lagging indicators. The training looks at conducting root cause analysis of a near miss to discover what steps can be taken to prevent future incidents and leads participants through a small group exercise. Length 2 hours. <REGISTER>
Presenter: Brian Grimm, GHSC Board of Directors, Corporate Safety Director
Presenter: Dennis Jarrett, Vice President of Continuous Improvement, Teasdale Latin Foods
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10 am Harvest Safety Learning Series - Personal Safety During Harvest
2021-09-21 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
GHSC Harvest Safety Learning Series #2
When hazards cannot be eliminated and engineering controls won’t work, personal safety really is personal. When the last line or ONLY line of defense is a person’s actions or personal protective equipment (PPE) what should they know? This interactive presentation will demonstrate and discuss some of these situations including recent innovations in PPE, from head to toe, and describe how each innovation breaks down a barrier for the use and usability of PPE. Presenters: Ellen Duysen, MPH,COCH, Outreach Coordinator, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety & Health (CS-CASH), University of Nebraska Medical Center; Paul Ronczkowski, MPH, CSP, Owner White Eagle Occupational Safety and Health Services, LLC, Professor Emeritus, Illinois State University; John Lee, SHES Director (Safety, Health, Environmental Services), Grain & Feed Association of Illinois
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12pm A Look at Stress and Mental Health During COVID-19 and the Impacts on Farmers and Other Sectors
2021-09-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)

2pm Food in the Field
2021-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)

10am Harvest Safety Learning Series - Grain Handling Hazards: Protecting Young & Inexperienced Workers & Those They Learn From
2021-09-22 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
GHSC Harvest Safety Series #3
Does the risk of injury/fatality while performing grain handling tasks differ between young and/or inexperienced workers and those who teach them? This session discusses findings regarding grain handling risks and focuses on the types of hazards posed to workers. Presenters: Salah Issa, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Agricultural & Industrial Safety and Health, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering; Butch Hendrix, Safety Director,Kokomo Grain, Fire/Rescue, Police Officer
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12pm Developing and Implementing a Pilot Agricultural Community Suicide Prevention Program for Farmers and Farm Families
2021-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)

2pm Pediatric Farm-Related Injuries: Safeguarding Children Who Visit or Live on Farms
2021-09-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)

10am Harvest Safety Learning Series - Agricultural Confined Spaces
2021-09-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
GHSC Harvest Safety Learning Series #4
Farms and commercial grain facilities have a variety of confined spaces where essential work tasks are performed. If not correctly identified, these spaces can be especially perilous to workers unfamiliar with the hazards they pose. Join Dr. Aaron Yoder as he discusses what to look for and what safety practices are a “must” to protect yourself and others at the worksite. Presenter: Aaron Yoder, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha), Dept. of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health,
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12pm Anhydrous Ammonia Safety for Farmworkers
2021-09-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)

2pm Best Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Protect Your Lungs
2021-09-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
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Woman in Ag featured presentation

10am Harvest Safety Learning Series - Protect Your Investment: Storing Grain for Quality and Safety
2021-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
GHSC Harvest Safety Learning Series #5
Storing quality grain begins before it comes out of the field. From harvesting equipment, storage structures, grain drying and aeration, this session discusses techniques and tips that improve storage quality, reduce future safety risks, and protect your profits. Presenters: Kent Rausch, PhD, Associate Professor, Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering ; Jeff Decker, President/Owner,Decker Consulting & Investigations, Inc; President GHSC Board of Directors
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12pm Stepping Boldly into Tough Conversations
2021-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)

2pm Zoonotic Disease and Pregnancy: A Deeper Dive
2021-09-24 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
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Women in Ag featured presentation

Near Miss Programs & Reporting
2021-09-28 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
This training discusses near miss programs & reporting systems – what are some of the essentials, and how to engage employees and management. One area of confusion is what exactly is a near miss and is it an “accident”, an “incident” or something else. The instructor will engage participants interactively in defining “near miss” for their company’s near miss reporting program; discuss how “accident vs incident” is used by safety and other professionals: and share methods to engage employers and employees in the near miss program. Length 1.5 hours <REGISTER>
Presenter: Paul Ronczkowski, MPH, CSP
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MRASH Conference
2021-11-08 08:00 - 2021-11-12 17:00 (America/Chicago)
2021 MRASH

Register today for the 2021 VIRTUAL MRASH Conference! GHSC Panel Presentation will be on 11/10/2021.

NGFA 50th Annual Country Elevator Conference and Tradeshow
2021-12-07 08:00 - 2021-12-09 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Winter Hazards Training
2022-01-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Winter season brings new hazards and challenges to the work environment. Non-routine tasks are often performed and routine tasks may need to be completed differently. Hazards can emerge suddenly when weather conditions change. Indoor areas may be impacted by weather hazards. From starting up cold machinery to shoveling snow, Dr. Aaron Yoder and Butch Hendrix will share strategies to protect employees from the hazards associated with different types of winter weather. Participants will recieve a link to the course certificate at the end of the session.
Presenters:

Aaron Yoder, PhD Central States Center for Agriculture Safety & Health (CS-CASH) at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Butch Hendrix, Safety Director, Kokomo Grain

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Grain Bin Safety Training
2022-08-16 17:30 - 21:30 UTC
FREE Grain Bin Safety training for first responders and those working with grain (commercial elevators, producers, feedlot and farm workers, etc.)
This hands-on training will cover safe bin entry, entrapment prevention, and how to respond if an entrapment occurs. Registration required.
Date: August 16
Time: 5:30-9:30 PM (includes meal – Parker Smokehouse)
Place: ENREEC – Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension, and Education Center, Mead, Nebraska, between Lincoln and Omaha. (See attached flyer for direction links).
Get more information and register here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9ep28y
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Wellness and Woes Virtual Workshops
2022-12-20 - 2022-12-21
Welcome Winter! Free year-end training coming December 20th & 21st at 10AM CST. Each session is one hour long. Attendees and will receive a certificate of participation. Register now! https://tinyurl.com/27h2cxyh
