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Accidents involving slips and falls
Accidents involving slips and falls often happens as the result of:
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Slippery surface
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Uneven steps and platforms
The potential for slip-and-fall accidents can be significantly reduced by using good judgment.
All unprotected rotating machinery is a potential for accidents. Injuries usually occurs when
loose clothing or long hair is caught and wrapped around rotating parts such as transmission
shafts or drive shafts on the machine. Make sure all guards are fitted.
DRIVE SAFELY ON PUBLIC ROADS
Always follow traffic rules on public roads and follow the rules that applies for driving tractor with towed
equipment on public road.
Make sure reflectors, warning and / or warning flag that indicates protruding equipment is mounted on
the machine or the tractor. These indicators must be installed properly and must be visible and easily seen
by other drivers on the road.
No one is allowed to lean on or climb on the machine during transport or during work.
NEVER allow anyone to ride on the machine!
The maximum transport speed should not exceed 20km /h
Important! When driving on the public road, the load or the equipment that protrudes in front or behind
the tractor must be properly marked. In the dark, dusk and dawn or weather with poor visibility, the load
should be marked with white reflector and a lamp at the front and red reflector and a lamp at the back. In
daylight you can mark the load with a flag or piece of fabric in colors that are easy to detect, such as red
and yellow.
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In addition on marking front-mounted implements, also try to make front-loaded implements such
as bucket, javelin or pallet forks less aggressive if a co-driver should enter them.
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Before embarking on the traffic, it is also always good to go through the vehicle and check that the
braking systems on subsequent vehicles work, and that you do not have too worn draw eyes. A worn
towing eye can rupture if it is subjected to heavy loads and you can drop the cart.
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It is also good to check that the SMV sign is visible from behind. If it is obscured by subsequent imple-
ments or cargo, you have to hang on an extra farthest on the back of the car.
