Illinois growers and grower farm operators who transport or apply anhydrous ammonia, or otherwise maintain anhydrous ammonia equipment, now are required by state regulation (8 IAC 215) to complete Certified Grower Training.

2021年1月4日 · LINE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM LAUNCHED SPRINGFIELD, IL – Certified Grower Training is now available. the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) website. Under a new state regulation (8 IAC 215), anyone who works on a farm and handles anhydrous ammonia must complete Certified Grower Traini.

Learn about the uses of anhydrous ammonia, its physical and chemical properties (including pH, boiling point, liquid and vapor density, and expansion ratio), exposure, first aid consideration, and risk-based response decisions and recommendations.

OSHA provides multiple Process Safety Management (PSM) guidance publications. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers free training for RMP compliance for agricultural ammonia users. Additionally, EPA has published a wide range of ammonia safety-related publications, including: Hazards of Ammonia Releases at Ammonia Refrigeration ...

Ensure safety and compliance with anhydrous ammonia handling regulations. Certification is required for growers and grower farm operators, covering ammonia properties, safe practices, emergency response, protective gear, and transportation safety.

Online Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Awareness training program specifically designed for on-farm employees and family members who work around, transport, or apply anhydrous ammonia.

Illinois Department of Agriculture requires “Competent Attendant” training once every three years for employees that handle, store, transfer or transport anhydrous ammonia at any bulk anhydrous ammonia storage facility.

The characteristics and properties of anhydrous ammonia; The effects of an exposure; The OSHA regulations involved in working with anhydrous ammonia; The PPE and safe work practice controls for handling anhydrous ammonia; How to respond to an exposure.

These volunteers will help implement a new requirement in the Illinois Administrative Code (8 IAC 215) that growers and grower farm operators who handle anhydrous ammonia must attend Department-approved safety training before April 1, 2022.

All growers and grower farm operators who transport anhydrous ammonia, apply anhydrous ammonia, or otherwise maintain anhydrous ammonia equipment must be certified.