Online Tool for Designing Manure Pit Ventilation Systems to Reduce Entry Risk
Webinar Details
When:
May 24, 2016 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Harvey B. Manbeck, Ph.D., P.E., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
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This webinar will give participants an overview of the ventilation hazards associated with manure pits and will build an understanding of the Penn State online tool for design of ventilation systems to reduce manure pit entry risk.
Manure pits are one of the most hazardous locations on a farm. Contaminant or asphyxiating gases such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia are usually at or above concentration levels deemed life threatening for humans. Nonetheless, manure pits occasionally must be entered to conduct maintenance or repair tasks. There are several on-farm fatality events each year related to manure pit entry. Tragically, these events often result in multiple fatalities. Proper manure pit ventilation is one intervention that significantly reduces this manure pit entry risk. Join us for this webinar to become aware of the risks associated with confined-space manure storage entry and to learn about an online tool for evaluating the effectiveness of manure pit ventilation systems to reduce the risk to those who enter manure pits.
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology.
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