10 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. CST This session will feature live safety demonstrations on bin safety by Dr. Carol Jones, PhD, Oklahoma State University and Dr. Aaron Yoder, PhD – CS-CASH (Central States Center for Agricultural Safety & Health) at UNMC (University of Nebraska Medical Center) Stand Up resources and more.
Tuesday, April 5 Electrical Safety 10 a.m.-Noon CST Jason Moore, CESCP – Thompson Electric will present a two part session on electrical safety. The morning will start with a focus on arc flash; best practices will follow. 2 p.m. CST (offered in both English and Spanish language) A session on infectious disease awareness will be offered in two separate sessions on Tuesday and Thursday in both English and Spanish with days TBA. Beyond COVID-19, workers may be regularly exposed to several infectious agents. This session focuses on how to prevent and reduce transmission.
Wednesday, April 6 Heat/Cold Stress & Extreme Weather Events 10 a.m.- noon CST Aaron Yoder and Gretchen Mosher, PhD – Iowa State University will present a two-part session on weather hazards such as extreme cold and heat and weather events. 2 p.m. CST (offered in Spanish) A session on heat stress and other weather-related hazards, and the best way to protect workers.
Thursday, April 7 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 10 – 11:30 a.m. CST Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC, CS-CASH (Central States Center for Agricultural Safety & Health) at UNMC (University of Nebraska Medical Center) and Steve Wangler, CVA Coop, will explore the hows and whys of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from head to toe, including innovations in PPE design, wearable technology and personal fall protection.
2 p.m. CST (offered in both English and Spanish language) A session on infectious
disease awareness will be offered in two separate sessions on Tuesday and Thursday in English and Spanish with days TBA. Beyond COVID-19, workers may be regularly exposed to several infectious agents. This session focuses on how to prevent and reduce transmission.
Friday, April 8 STFs Crush, Struck-By Hazards 10 a.m. —11:15 p.m. CST Finish off the week with a one-hour session on loading and unloading grain, presented by John Lee, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and Butch Hendrix, Kokomo Grain.
Safety Tip of the Week is edited by
Managing Editor Tucker Scharfenberg and published each Monday by Grain Journal, Decatur, IL
