Farm Safety Training

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Tractor Safety Training

Personnel who will be operating tractors must attend Tractor Safety training offered by EHS at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter.

Training will address the following topics:

• Safe operation and servicing of certain equipment,
• Prohibition of extra riders on tractors,
• Common Hazards (i.e. rollover, entanglement, hazardous energy sources)
• Safe operation, including stability, hitching, and driving on slopes
• Rollover protection (ROPS) requirements, and
• Machine guarding and shielding.

Other Farm-Related Hazards and Training

Personnel may also need training in the following areas, if applicable:

• Confined Spaces
• Electrical Awareness
• Excavation Safety
• Fall Hazards
• Hazardous Chemical Management (i.e. pesticides)
• Hearing Conservation
• Ladder Safety
• Lockout/Tagout
• Machine Shop Safety
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Powered Industrial Trucks
• Scaffold Awareness