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Source: RESPONSIBLE AG
Have you got what it takes to
be a ResponsibleAg credentialed auditor? If so, you can be an important asset
for the ag retail industry, helping facilities identify areas of noncompliance
and improve safety practices. It’s time for the 2021 Auditor Training Course,
and just eight seats remain available for the June 22-25
annual session. Industry expert Brian Miller, president of Miller
Risk Management, leads the four-day day program at the Ford B. West Center for
Responsible Agriculture in Owensboro, Kentucky. The training combines classroom
lectures, computer lab tasks, role-play scenarios, problem-solving sessions,
hands-on exercises and mock auditing.Alicia Wagner Brown, an environmental compliance specialist for CHS, Inc., originally thought four days of classroom training would not hold her attention but found the combination of classroom training and hands-on training was excellent. “The hands-on training gave attendees the chance to discuss, share personal audit experiences and learn from each other,” she says.
Register today while seats are still available. Learn more about becoming an auditor by visiting the “Become an Auditor” section at ResponsibleAg.org or call 270-683-6777. Train Employees to Handle Oxygen and Acetylene It’s the busy season. Sprayer booms get tweaked and bent. Welds break. Shanks are broken. The repair shop and welders are in use getting equipment back into the fields. This type of work often involves the use of oxygen and acetylene, which is number 11 on ResponsibleAg’s list of Top 25 audit issues. Employers are responsible for providing training for employees who handle compressed gases. The Compressed Gas Association and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.101 lay out requirements for ensuring evaluation of the hazards of compressed gases, implementing safety procedures and providing the proper hazard information to workers who use these gases. Training should address the safe handling of compressed gases, general safety rules for specific types of gases, visual inspection of compressed gas cylinders, general safety rules for use of compressed gas and compressed gas storage locations.
Ag retail facility managers who participate in the ResponsibleAg Certification Program have access to the online Compliance Assistance Library, where they’ll find complete details about regulations governing critical equipment and processes ‒ and specific ways to ensure compliance. To ensure your facility gets access to the Compliance Assistance Library and other helpful tools, register for ResponsibleAg today!
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