SAFETY IN AGRICULTURE

Project made by:

Kantor Izsk
Nedelcu Daniel Florin
Donea Sorin

,,MECHANIZED FARMING IS NOT FOR KIDS

Farming is a hazardous industry. Farmers and farm

workers work with potentially dangerous machinery,
vehicles, chemicals, livestock, at height or near pits
and silos. They are exposed to the effects of bad
weather, noise and dust.

TAKE IT SERIOUSLY

The personal costs of injury and ill health can be

devastating. Life is never the same again for family
members left behind after a work-related death, or for
those looking after someone with a long-term illness
or serious injury caused by their work.

SAFETY TOPICS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Farm vehicles
Machinery - safe use ; maintenance
Work at height
Livestock
Electricity

6. Latest agriculture health & safety statistics

7. Safety equipment

1. FARM VEHICLES
The most common cause of serious and fatal injuries in
agriculture involve moving and overturning vehicles
All vehicles can overturn. Accidents on slopes are not
confined to hilly or mountainous regions. They happen just
as easily on or near banks, ditches, drains, ramps, uneven
or flat ground. Vehicles can also overturn on artificial
slopes such as ramps, or when performing tasks such as
rolling silage,
When working on slopes the main risks are:

1.1. LOSS OF CONTROL

This occurs when

wheels lose traction
rending the brakes
and steering
ineffective. It is
easier to lose
control of a vehicle
on a slope because
of the effect of
gravity and forward
momentum.

1.2. RUNAWAYS
Loss of control
can lead to a
runaway where
the vehicle starts
to move down the
slope and the
driver is unable to
bring it back
under control

1.3. JACK-KNIFING
This happens when a trailer or
trailed appliance pushes into
the tractor and slews the
tractor round. Poor ground
conditions, heavy loading and
poor wheel grip increase the
risk

1.4. OVERTURNS
A vehicle may overturn
sideways eg when attempting
to traverse across a slope
diagonally, or trying to turn
down a slope as a
consequence of a runaway
and jack knife. Machines can
also overturn forwards or
backwards depending on the
situation.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY FROM AN OVERTURN:

stay in the cab and do not try to jump clear, as most deaths
and serious injuries involve those who are crushed when
they jump or are thrown out of a cab during overturning;
dont carry loose items such as draw bar pins or tools
inside the cab as they become projectiles and may cause
extra injury in an overturn.
wear the lap belt or seat restraint

2. MACHINERY - SAFE USE ; MAINTENANCE

Machinery accidents are caused by a range of factors including:
using a machine that is unsuitable for the task;
failing to follow a safe system of work;
unsafe methods for clearing blockages or making adjustments;

Safe use:
2.1. Specific Machines
2.2. Power take-off shafts
2.3. Guarding

Maintenance:
2.4. Maintenance of work equipment
2.5. Lifting operations & equipment
2.6. Vehicle repair

2.1. SPECIFIC MACHINES

Many agricultural machines have potentially dangerous moving parts,
which can cause serious or fatal injuries. For example:
Big round balers
Combine harvesters

Potato harvesters
Forage harvesters
Agricultural mowers

2.2. POWER TAKE-OFF SHAFTS

A tractor power take-off (PTO) and the PTO drive shaft of a machine are
very dangerous if used and not correctly guarded. Every year people
are killed or seriously injured in accidents involving PTOs and PTO
drive shafts.

Most of these accidents are preventable if the PTO and PTO drive shaft
are fitted with guards of good design which are properly used and
maintained.

2.3. GUARDING
Before using a machine, check that guards are fitted, and
make sure they are:
strong enough and securely attached to the machine;
not easily defeated, for example, require a tool to open, and
are self-locking;
made of the right material. Plastic allows good visibility but
may be easily damaged;
regularly checked and maintained in effective working
order.

SAFE STOP
Dont forget to follow Safe Stop before removing any
guards

Engage handbrake
Controls in neutral
Switch off engine (or turn off power)
Remove key (or lock-off the power
supply)

2.4. MAINTENANCE OF WORK EQUIPMENT

All equipment and plant should be maintained in good
working order. Maintenance work can introduce new
hazards and risks that need to be controlled so the work
can be undertaken safely.
Safe Stop
Control before you start maintenance work
Dealing with blockages or other
problems
Isolating equipment
Pressurised equipment

2.5. LIFTING OPERATIONS & EQUIPMENT

In agriculture, lifting equipment covers a wide range of
equipment including
Tractor foreloaders, fork-lift trucks and telescopic handlers
(telehandlers)
Workshop hoists and rope lifters;
Cranes on machines (eg on lorries or
fertiliser spreaders)
Lifting attachments and accessories

2.6. VEHICLE REPAIR

During vehicle repair:
make sure brakes are applied and wheels chocked;
always prop raised bodies. Do not rely on hydraulic
systems for support;
start and run engines with brakes on and in neutral gear.

3. WORK AT HEIGHT
What you need to know...
Falls are the second highest cause of death in
agriculture every year at least eight people
die falling from a height. Those who survive
suffer broken bones and worse. Falls often
happen from roofs, lofts, ladders, vehicles,
bale stacks, and unsuitable access equipment,
such as buckets. These accidents and injuries
cause you pain and cost your farm time and
money.

MOST FALL INJURIES CAN BE AVOIDED.

You need to follow these rules in this order:

avoid work at height where you can; and if not
use work equipment or measures to prevent falls; and if not
use work equipment that minimises the distance and
consequences of a fall.

4. LIVESTOCK-CATTLE

Handling cattle always involves a risk of injury from crushing,

kicking, butting or goring.

The risk is greater if the animals have not been handled frequently,
such as those from hills or moorland, sucklers or newly calved cattle.
Certain jobs may increase the risk, eg. veterinary work.

Attempting to carry out stock tasks on unrestrained cattle or with

makeshift equipment is particularly hazardous.

Never underestimate the risk from cattle, even with good precautions in
place.

5. ELECTRICITY
Contact with electricity can kill, cause serious burns and
disabling injuries. There are many electrical incidents
which damage equipment and thousands of near-misses,
any of which could have had fatal consequences. Poor
electrical installations and equipment can also cause fires,
resulting in significant losses in buildings, equipment and
livestock.

6. LATEST AGRICULTURE HEALTH & SAFETY STATISTICS

1. 4% ofworkerssufferanillnesstheybelievetobework-related

2. 4% ofworkerssustainawork-relatedinjury...

7. SAFETY EQUIPMENT
We recommend to use always safety equipment because
this can reduce or prevent many injuries like:
Protective jackets

Gloves

Boots

Always have at your

hands the first aid box!!!

Helmet

Glasses

Resistant trousers

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