Tractors
While tractor hazards have been identified for years, the same injuries and accidents continue to occur. But most deaths and injuries could be prevented. The best way for a tractor operator to stay safe is by knowing the capabilities of the tractor, how to operate it and how to maintain it. Ensuring that seat belts and Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS), essentially roll bars, are installed on every tractor will also significantly reduce the risk of tractor-related fatalities.
Rules
Rules for Specific Activities or Workplaces
- Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Tractors (Chapter 296-307 WAC, Part F)
Policies
Hazard Alerts, Bulletins & Notices
Agricultural Tractor-Related Accidents Cause Seven Fatalities in Washington State (English & Spanish) (647 KB PDF)- Hazards to Orchard Tractor and Machinery Operators. (128 KB PDF)
Training Materials
- Ten Commandments of Tractor Safety
- Rollover Protective Structures On Tractors
- Is My Tractor a Low Profile Tractor?
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- Drowning Dangers on Agricultural Lands - FACE Report
- Farm Sprayer rollover (L&I Fatality Bulletin)
- Farm Tractor Hazards - FACE Report
- Farm Tractor Operator Falls From Tractor and Run Over - FACE Report
- Hazards Associated with Using Farm Tractors to Move Large Bales (NIOSH)
- Improper Hitching to Tractors Can Be Fatal (NIOSH)
- NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topics - Agriculture
- Operador muerto cuando un tractor se vuelca - FACE Report
- Operator Killed When tractor Rolls Over - FACE Report
- Orchard Laborer Caught in Tractor-Mounted Post Hole Digger (SHARP FACE Fatality Report)
- Peligros de Ahogarse en Terrenos Agrícolas - FACE Report
- Preventing Death and Injury in Tractor Overturns with Roll-Over Protective Structures
- SHARP Agriculture Fatalities Report
- Silos and Silo Gas Hazards - FACE Report
- Tractor Rollover (L&I Fatality Bulletin)
- Tractor Safety: Rollover Protection and Seatbelts
- Tractor Safety: Rollover Protection and Seatbelts, Spanish version: "Protección contra vuelcos y los cinturones de seguridad"
- Work-related Agricultural Fatalities in Washington State, 1998-2005 - FACE Report
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