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What should you do when operating a tractor?
What are some safe driving tips?
What should you avoid doing?
What should you do when operating a tractor?- Wear close-fitting clothes that are not frayed. Tuck in shirts, and tie back long hair.
- Use footwear with slip-resistant soles.
- Wear a seat belt when the tractor is equipped with ROPS (roll-over protection structure).
- Check to see that no one is near the tractor before starting the engine.
- Operate controls from the tractor seat only.
- Use hearing protection unless you are enclosed in a soundproof cab.
- Hitch loads to the draw bar only. Set the draw bar on a three-point hitch and no higher than the fixed draw bar. Use a draw bar pin which locks into place and is the right size for the job.
- Use counterweights (front end or wheel weights) to help keep the tractor stable when necessary.
- Engage the clutch slowly at all times.
- Disengage the power take-off (PTO) and turn off the engine before unclogging, adjusting or servicing equipment.
- Maintain safe operating speed according to surface conditions
What are some safe driving tips?Watch out for for: - stumps, logs, rocks,
- holes, ruts, cave-ins, excavations,
- ditches, embankments, ravines,
- people, machinery, debris, buildings, and
- overhead powerlines.
Slow down when: - turning,
- driving near ditches, ravines, buildings, trees, posts, fences, people, or animals
- working on slopes,
- pulling heavy, high, swaying, or unstable loads,
- driving on rough, soft or slick ground, or when
- plants or darkness restricts visibility.
Engage the parking brake and put into park or neutral. Remove the ignition key before leaving tractor. What should you avoid doing?- Do not permit another person to ride on a tractor except during training.
- Do not overload a tractor.
- Do not start the engine while standing beside the tractor.
- Do not drive so quickly that the tractor wheels bounce.
- Do not move loads that are poorly stacked.
- Do not drive a tractor with greasy or slippery steering wheel.
- Do not idle a tractor inside a building.
- Do not drive a tractor up to anyone standing in front of a fixed object, such as a building, wagon or implement.
Document last updated on February 25, 2002
Copyright ©1997-2008 Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
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