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Tractor safety

Tractors are used in agriculture, green keeping, gardening, landscaping and a number of other industry applications. Tractors are quite safe when operated properly but can cause serious injury or death if used incorrectly.

In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for tractor safety, and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

What law applies
The Act, regulations, general health and safety obligations, what you must do

What are the main risks with tractors
Tractor accidents, information manual, safety features

Roll-over protective structures (ROPS)
When ROPS should be fitted, standards for ROPS, designers and manufacturers responsibilities, wheeled agricultural tractors, exemptions

Falling object protective structures (FOPS)
What is FOPS, when should it be fitted, standards for FOPS

Safety features
Safety protections including guards, excessive noise, ultraviolet radiation

Tractor operation
Checklist of safety functions before buying a tractor, starting, designing and working with tractors safely, safe stopping procedures, passengers on tractors

Maintenance and modification
Regular inspections, servicing, scheduled maintenance and repairs, records and logbooks, modifications of tractors

Training
Training and supervision of operator of tractor, identification of hazards