First Responder Training - Ag Confined Spaces

Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

First Responder Training - Agricultural Confined Spaces including Grain Entrapment

Shaul Farms, 3436 NY-30, Fultonham, NY (Park at the Farm Stand and meet at the Fultonham Union Church)

No charge, dinner provided.

Dr. William Field, Director of Agricultural Confined Spaces Safety Program at Purdue University, will conduct a three-hour training for first responders. The training will cover rescue techniques and safety considerations when performing rescues in grain systems, waste management systems, and other confined spaces on the farm. There will be a presentation and tour of the grain facility at Shaul Farms.

Pre-registration is required, online at https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=161, or by contacting Cornell Cooperative Extension at 518-765-3518, cce-caahp@cornell.edu. For program questions or for special accommodations contact Aaron Gabriel, 518-380-1496, adg12@cornell.edu.

With sincere appreciation to the Shaul family and the Fultonham Union Church for hosting this training; and to the Don Marsh Insurance Agency (https://www.donmarshagency.com/) and A.N. Martin Grain Systems (http://www.anmartinsystems.com/) for sponsoring the meal.

Agricultural Safety & Health Program, Purdue University: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/grainsafety/