AgriSafe Learning
Confined Spaces in Agriculture
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/25/2025 at 11:00 AM (CDT)
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Summary: During this webinar, we will explore the dangers of confined spaces in agriculture, including grain bins and manure pits, and the hazards involved in working with each.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Raise awareness regarding the high incidence of farm injuries and fatalities.
- Increase knowledge of the serious nature of agricultural injuries.
- Increase knowledge of the circumstances that lead to agricultural injuries and fatalities.
- Increase knowledge regarding the difficulties associated with conducting an on the farm incidents.
- Learn how to treat a patient with near-drowning in manure pits.
- Learn to treat someone overcome by Carbon dioxide, H2S, and low oxygen.
Intended audience: Farmers, Ranchers, Agribusiness, and safety personnel
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LockedThe University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Education and Research Center offers 1.0 contact hour for each webinar during National Farm Safety and Health Week. Upon completing the evaluation, learners will receive a certificate of completion. This course can meet continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC criteria for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP criteria for safety professionals, CPH criteria for public health professionals.
Dan Neenan, MBA, Paramedic, Fire Instructor
Director
National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
Dan Neenan, MBA -joined the NECAS staff in August of 2002 as Director. Dan is a Paramedic, Firefighter II and EMS instructor. He is currently a member of the Iowa Propane Board. Vice Chair of the Dubuque County Emergency Management Commission, Treasurer, Dubuque County EMS.
In his work at NECAS, Dan has developed several OSHA-approved training programs as well as Agricultural rescue programs. Safety programs include viticulture safety, enology safety, confined space-grain bin entry, Prevention of grain storage fire and explosions, chemical safety, and confined space-manure pit entry. Rescue programs include tractor rollover, combine auger rescue, grain bin rescue, manure pit rescue, and anhydrous ammonia emergency response. To date, the Grain Bin Rescue courses have saved 43 lives nationally.
