Abstract Incidents of entrapment in flowable agricultural material (i.e. grain) have been on the raise as a result of increased on site storage of these commodities i . Grain entrapments can occur when a victim becomes buried in material beyond the point of self-extrication ii . Ohio currently ranks 7 th in total number of these agricultural confined space incidents in flowable material, behind the states of Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska iii . There is no surprise that the frequency of entrapment is highest in the Midwest corn-belt, where a sizeable portion of agricultural commodities are stored. A long-standing partnership has existed between the Ohio Fire Academy (OFA) and The Ohio State University's Agricultural Safety and Health (OSU ASH) program. Both entities recognized the need for a training unit focused on grain entrapment, but limited resources (i.e. funding, labor) delayed the construction of such a unit for several years. An interdisciplinary student team was utilized in 2012 to design and fabricate a modern grain entrapment simulator to meet the needs of OFA and OSU ASH. This project served as a trial capstone experience for students enrolled the Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) program within the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering (FABE) at The Ohio State University. This project was conducted prior to a formal capstone course offering in the ASM curriculum. Four senior ASM and one Civil Engineering (CE) student enrolled in individual study credit hours as compensation for their efforts. This project was able to highlight the various strengths of the students to produce a device capable of providing training and awareness education to emergency responders, agricultural producers, and industry professional. Introduction The first installment of an Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) capstone design course was scheduled to begin in the 2013 spring semester. Located within the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering (FABE), the ASM program traditionally recruits students from rural communities and large towns with an interest in production agriculture
