Machinery and Equipment
In agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, various machinery and equipment are essential, including farm vehicles such as tractors and quad bikes.
Farm Vehicles and Harvesters: Farm vehicles, utility vehicles (utes), and harvesters pose significant hazards on farms. Proper operation of these vehicles is crucial to minimize accidents.
Machinery Guarding: A guard is any shield, cover, casing, or physical barrier designed to prevent contact between machine parts and a person or their clothing.
Power Take-Off Shafts: Power take-off (PTO) shafts are frequently involved in serious and disabling entanglement accidents, many of which are fatal.
Quad Bikes and Side-by-Side Vehicles: Quad bikes, also known as All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), have become highly utilized machinery due to their versatility, low running costs, and ease of operation.
Rim Wheels: Single-piece rim wheels are used on most motor vehicles, while multi-piece rim wheels are common on heavy vehicles, off-road vehicles, and rubber-tyred machinery that use tube-type tyres.
Roll-Over Protection for Rural Mobile Plant: Rollover protective structures (ROPS) are critical safety devices that prevent operators from being crushed in the event of a rollover.
Safety with Tyre Fitting: Industries using heavy vehicles are at risk of injuries during tyre fitting, particularly with industrial split rims, which are common on earth-moving machinery, trucks, forklifts, and rural vehicles. Both bolt-together and lock-ring type rims pose hazards.
Tractors: Noise is a pervasive issue in many industries, including agriculture, music entertainment, cabinet making, metal fabrication, road freight transport, and shooting ranges. For more information about tractor safety refer to the Safe Design and Operation of Tractors Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 0.5 MB).