Purdue to Hold Grain-Handling Safety Workshops

Monday, June 13, 2016 | 0

Purdue University has scheduled three workplace safety workshops for farmers, particularly those with grain-handling facilities, the Purdue Exponent university newspaper reported.

The workshops, funded by a grant from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, will focus on:

• Preventing grain dust combustion and explosions.
• Handling and unloading grain.
• Industrial hazards and engineering controls.

Those who complete the course will receive certificates of completion.

Purdue has scheduled three workshops:

• 3-8 p.m. June 22 at the Northeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Columbia City.
• 1-5 p.m. June 27 at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center in Dubois.
• 1-5 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Rensselaer.

Kingsly Ambrose, assistant professor in Purdue’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Chad Martin, Purdue’s extension specialist, will co-host the workshops.

For more information or to register, contact Martin at martin95@purdue.edu.