Safety features
Guards
Guards should protect the operator or any other person from parts of the tractor which are potentially hazardous either when the tractor is in normal operation or undergoing routine maintenance.
An owner of a tractor who modifies or alters guards has the same obligations as a designer and manufacturer.
- A designer should ensure that the need for guarding is minimised in the design of the tractor.
- A manufacturer should manufacture guards to the designer's specifications.
- A supplier should ensure that a tractor is sold with the designed guards fitted so that the designer's and manufacturer's requirements are met at the point of sale.
- Designers and manufacturers should apply Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Technical means for ensuring safety AS/NZS 2153 or other equivalent standard to guarding requirements of tractors.
Noise and ultraviolet radiation
A tractor should be designed to minimise noise from engines, exhausts and vibrating tractor parts. Sound should be deflected upwards and away from the operator.
Under part 10 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008, employers and self-employed persons need to ensure that operators and workers are not exposed to excessive noise.
The use of canopies with ROPS and/or FOPS should be considered to minimise the operator's exposure to direct sunlight and ultraviolet radiation exposure
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