Machinery and Work Equipment Safety

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• Personal Author:
  Stallones L
• Description:
  8.1.1. Agriculture involves the use of a wide variety of hazardous machinery and processes. Among the most common are tractors, cultivators, harrows, seeding equipment, sprayers, harvesters, mowers, balers, grinders, trucks, wagons, trailers, all-terrain vehicles, augers, manure spreaders, and elevating equipment. In addition, a wide range of tools are used both in agricultural production and when carrying out repairs. The safety features of equipment and tools should be key considerations at the time of purchase as well as the adaptability of usage for both women and men workers. 8.1.2. The principal safety risks include traumatic injuries including, but not limited to, cuts, burns, electrocution, fractures and amputations caused by contact with cutters, gears, belts, shafts and other moving parts, burst hydraulic hoses and contact with live electrical equipment. Such injuries occur not only during the course of production but also during maintenance and repairs, cleaning, clearing blockages, etc. The effects of such injuries can be all the more serious because many farm workers work alone and first aid or medical help may be far away. 8.1.3. The safety standards set by the competent authority with regard to the design, manufacture, installation and use of agricultural machinery and equipment and any necessary market surveillance should be undertaken before such equipment is used. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Processes Balers Equipment Design Equipment Operation Grinding Equipment Injuries Machine Safety Safety Measures Safety Practices Spraying Equipment Surveillance Tractors

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• ISBN:
  9789221249719
• Publisher:
  International Labour Office
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  65-88
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052212
• Citation:
  Safety and health in agriculture: ILO code of practice. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2011 Jan; :65-88
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Safety and health in agriculture: ILO code of practice
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211777/cdc_211777_DS1.pdf
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