AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR and MACHINERY SAFETY TRAINING

1. AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR and MACHINERY SAFETY TRAINING CHAPTER 1

2. WHY LEARN ABOUT AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT SAFETY • - to be able to identify unsafe situations while using agricultural tractors and machinery. • - to learn how to operate agricultural tractors and machinery safely. • - because the law requires you to complete this program to work in many agricultural related jobs and • - in order to work in a job requiring you to operate agricultural tractors and/or machinery.

3. Accidents have been with us since the earliest times! • 1. Probably the first injury suffered by man was a fall.... and we are still falling and hurting ourselves today. • 2. Throughout much of history we find that the accident toll has been overshadowed by other causes of death and disability. Such as:

4. Accidents cont: • Infectious diseases - ex. tuberculosis, typhoid, bubonic plague, small pox, and polio to name some of the most prominent. • After they were suppressed society's attention turned to heart disease, stroke and cancer. • In recent years the public has become more aware of the importance of accidents. Accidents are now the 4th leading cause of death. Among the 1-38 age group accidents are the leading cause of death. Then we tend to forget the needless suffering which must be borne and the tens of billions of dollars of needless losses each year.

5. HOW AGRICULTURAL SAFETY HAS EVOLVED • 1906 - 1912 Often cited as the beginning of the American safety and health movement. • 1906 United States Steel Corp. created the first corporate level safety policy. • 1907 Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers (AISEE) formed and a safety committee was one of the first committees formed. This committee had the responsibility of conducting the first National Safety Congress in 1912.

6. HOW AGRICULTURAL SAFETY HAS EVOLVED cont: • 1908 Some federal employees were provided injury compensation (it was later declared unconstitutional). • 1911 The first constitutionally valid workman's compensation laws were passed. • 1912 First Cooperative Safety Congress was held. At this meeting the National Council for Industrial Safety was Organized. • 1914 During the 3rd meeting of the Cooperative Safety Congress, the organization broadened its scope to include Public Safety and changed its name to the National Safety Council (NSC).

7. HOW AGRICULTURAL SAFETY HAS EVOLVED cont: • 1914 - 1995 National Safety Council continues as the heart of the voluntary industrial safety and health movement. It's domain includes: • 1. Industrial Safety 2. Traffic • 3. Agriculture 4. Schools • 5. Homes 6. Communities • 7. Public

8. "The National Safety Council • chartered by act of Congress, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, public service organization devoted solely to educating and influencing society to adopt safety and health policies, practices, and procedures to prevent losses arising from accidents and adverse occupational or environmental exposures". (1992 National Safety Council Facts)

9. Milestones of the National Safety Council • a. 1921 NSC published the first Accident Facts - The Standard reference work on accident statistics. • b. The first mention of farm accidents was made in the 1931 edition, But the only figures cited were based on those obtained from Kansas. • c. The first "farm section" in Accident Facts did not appear until 1942. • d. In 1942 the Green Cross became the official emblem of the National Safety Council.

10. MILESTONES OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CONT: • e. In 1949 the first President's Conference on Industrial Safety was held. • f. In 1953, the NSC was granted a federal charter by an act of congress. • g. In 1954, the name was changed to the President's Conference on Occupational Health, agriculture was included. • h. In 1961, Family Safety Magazine was 1st published.

11. MILESTONES OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CONT: • I. In 1961, a youth department was established at the NSC. The youth department became active with FFA and 4-H groups promoting safety. • j. In 1964 the Defensive Driving course was launched. More than 18 million drivers have been trained. • k. In 1970 the Williams - Steiger Act was passed and OSHA was born. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) followed soon after.

12. ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIES WORKING TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL SAFETY INCLUDE: • ASAE, The American Society of Agricultural Engineers. • EMI, Equipment Manufactures Institute which includes: • John Deere • J.I. Case / International • Ford New Holland • Kubota • AGCO which consist of Massey Ferguson / White / and many others.

13. ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIES CONT: • Farm Bureau • Farm Safety 4 Just Kids. • NIOSH, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. • ANSI, American National Standards Institute • Others

14. Safety items you may need: • A hard hat • Safety shoes • Safety glasses, goggles, or face shield • Heavy gloves (neoprene for chemicals, leather for rough work) • Hearing protection • Reflective clothing • Foul weather gear • Respirator or filter mask

15. WARNING • Don’t take chances, wear all the protective clothing and personal safety devices issued to you or called for by job conditions.

16. WARNING • DO NOT WEAR loose clothing, jewelry or other items which could catch on controls or other parts of the tractor. This will include: coats or jackets with draw strings, clothing with loose or hanging threads, shoes with long laces or laces untied, and long hair not tied back or covered up.

17. WARNING • Know what each job you perform requires and dress accordingly. If you perform multiple jobs in one day, dress according to the requirements of the most hazardous conditions or be prepared to change before starting a different job that requires different protective equipment.