Source: AGSAFE

1. An operator’s chances of surviving a tractor overturn without a serious injury are very good if the tractor has a ROPS and the operator is wearing a seat belt.
2. Employer-provided tractor operator training can aid in reducing tractor incidents.
3. Employers must protect workers from coming into contact with hazards created by a rotating PTO, and they must inspect the PTO shaft to ensure that the PTO guard is always in place.
4. Conduct preoperational safety checks, review proper operating procedures and ensure that tractor safety decals and stickers are not worn, damaged or removed.
5. Keep children away from tractors and their implements. Having children on a tractor is unsafe.
6. For more information on tractor safety and OSHA standards visit: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3835.pdf

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