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Document ID (ISN)64831
CIS number 95-1280
Year 1995
Convention or series no. HSE Booklet INDG185L
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Tractor action - A step-by-step safety guide
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Mar. 1995. 26p. Illus. 8 ref.
Abstract This training guide describes safety procedures for the use of tractors and tractor-operated machinery. A number of tractor accidents are described and guidance is given on their avoidance. These include safety checks, safe stopping procedures, positioning and use of controls, awareness of other people, safe use of power take-off shafts and protection against overturning.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; training material; mechanical hazards; tractors
Descriptors (secondary) power take-offs; overhead electric lines; overturning; safety guides; replaced; safety checks; safe working methods
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Road transportation