{"150521":{"#nid":"150521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Professional Education Provides Important Safety and Hazard Information for Agribusiness at OSHA Grain Handling Course in Savannah","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFacilities in the grain handling industry have many hazards that can expose workers to fatalities and life threatening situations. The Department of Labor through the Occupational Safety \u0026amp; Health Administration (OSHA) has significantly increased inspections and citations over the last few years to further enforce safety training and procedures in order to prevent catastrophic events. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtpe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/a\u003E will be conducting a new safety and health training course at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/savannah.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech-Savannah \u003C\/a\u003Eon September 20, 2012 that will provide the tools to prevent violations, and create a safer facility for any employee or employer that receives, handles, stores, processes, or ships bulk raw agricultural commodities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/grain-handling-safety\u0022\u003EGrain Handling Safety (EST 7121)\u003C\/a\u003E course will help companies in their efforts to reduce hazards, protect employees, and ensure compliance with OSHA\u2019s Grain Handling Facilities standard. Without appropriate safeguards in place, employees may be exposed to a number of serious hazards \u2013 engulfment and hazardous atmospheres in grain bins, grain dust explosions and fires, along with mechanical, electrical and fall hazards. Knowledge learned is immediately applicable in the workplace and can help agribusiness safety professionals with career advancement opportunities while identifying and mitigating grain handling issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the last 20 years, Georgia Tech\u2019s OSHA Training Institute Education Center has been a leading provider of top-quality safety and health training. Instructors are not only experienced trainers, but are also practitioners \u2013 consulting with companies, including grain handlers, throughout the southeast and nationally. Damon Nix, safety specialist with the Georgia Tech Safety and Health Consultation Program, is the instructor for the course. He provides ongoing safety and health consultation services to small businesses throughout Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information or to register, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtpe.gatech.edu\/grain-handling\u0022\u003Ewww.gtpe.gatech.edu\/grain-handling\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information and a complete description of upcoming Georgia Tech Professional Education courses in Savannah, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtpe.gatech.edu\/gts-fall\u0022\u003Ewww.gtpe.gatech.edu\/gts-fall\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Professional Education will be conducting a OSHA Grain Handling course at Georgia Tech-Savannah"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professional Education will be conducting a course at Georgia Tech-Savannah on September 20, 2012 that will provide the tools to prevent violations, and create a safer facility for any employee or employer that receives, handles, stores, processes, or ships bulk raw agricultural commodities.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Professional Education will be conducting a course at Georgia Tech-Savannah on September 20, 2012 that will provide the tools to prevent violations, and create a safer facility for any employee or employer that receives, handles, stores,"}],"uid":"27373","created_gmt":"2012-08-30 10:42:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:43","author":"Nikki Troxclair","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"141441":{"id":"141441","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Professional Education","body":null,"created":"1449178710","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:30","changed":"1475894774","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:14","alt":"Georgia Tech Professional Education","file":{"fid":"194945","name":"pelogo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pelogo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pelogo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":9911,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pelogo_0.jpg?itok=UpRZlM6v"}},"150561":{"id":"150561","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Professional Education Grain Handling Flier","body":null,"created":"1449178777","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:39:37","changed":"1475894784","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:24","alt":"Georgia Tech Professional Education Grain Handling Flier","file":{"fid":"195176","name":"osha-grain-handling.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/osha-grain-handling.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/osha-grain-handling.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1402000,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/osha-grain-handling.jpg?itok=HxSenLBB"}}},"media_ids":["141441","150561"],"related_files":{"248685":{"fid":null,"name":"CW_ARCC","file_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CW_ARCC.jpg","file_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CW_ARCC.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6976,"description":null}},"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11677","name":"agribusiness"},{"id":"489","name":"atlanta"},{"id":"42101","name":"Damon Nix"},{"id":"38531","name":"Georgia Tech Professional Education"},{"id":"1317","name":"Georgia Tech Savannah"},{"id":"42091","name":"Grain"},{"id":"7554","name":"OSHA"},{"id":"171222","name":"Safety and Health"},{"id":"167277","name":"Savannah"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENikki Troxclair, APR, LEED AP\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager, Professional Education\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Nikki.Troxclair@pe.gatech.edu\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022mailto:Nikki.Troxclair@pe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENikki.Troxclair@pe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhone (912) 966-7913 | Cell (912) 344-1473\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["nikki.troxclair@pe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}