SAFETY IN AGRICULTURAL
MACHINERY
Presented by:
Professional Lecturer
ENGR. JENNIE F. OLIVENZA
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Introduction
The operation of agricultural equipment has many
hazards, and accidents can be reduced if safety
precautions are carefully followed.
 “Safety first” is a slogan that should be kept in
mind at all times
 Man of the accidents that occur in operating
agricultural equipment are the direct results of
thoughtlessness and carelessness.
 Accidents are more likely to occur with power-
operated equipment that has moving parts to
perform its operating function.
01

Avoid climbing over running
machines
Stay away from loose banks
and ditches
Do not get in front of moving
machines to make
adjustments
02
Operator’s Responsibility
for Safety
Check haying machines for
unsafe rope, pulley,
etc.

Always keep shields and guards
over power shafts, chains and
gears.
Keep doors of building open
when running
gasoline equipment inside.
Check hazards and be careful at
all times
03
Operator’s Responsibility
for Safety
When driving on highways, use
adequate signal lights at night
and red flags by day.

Keep extra riders off moving
tractors and vehicles.
Prevent upset and overturns by
careful driving up and down and
across steep slopes
Hold speed within safe limits of
4.5 mph
04
Operator’s Responsibility
for Safety
Avoid loose clothing and ragged
gloves around
moving machinery.

Cabs for Farm Equipment
05
Cabs serves as safety devices on tractors and it should
be reinforced with a roll bar or the roll-on-protective
structure.
Strong cabs protects the operator from being
crushed in case a tractor rolls over. It also protects
the operators from dusts, noise, heat, and cold.
When cab is used, a check should be made to be
sure that the exhaust pipe from the engine is
extended far enough away from the cab to prevent
the exhaust fumes from entering the cab.
All tractors not equipped with strong cabs should be
provided with safety roll bars.

Cabs for Farm Equipment
06
Cab

Emblem
Safety
The National Safety Council of US recommends that all slow-
moving vehicles operated on highways should have a safety
emblem attached to the equipment in a manner so that the
emblem can be easily seen.
The emblem is triangular in shape. The central
portion is fluorescent orange while the 4 –in
border is reflective dark red.
If a sow-moving vehicle move at night, it
should be equipped with amber-colored
flashing lights
07

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Safety
Emblem
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Reference
s
Smith, H. P. and L.H. Wilkes.
1976. Farm Machinery and
Equipment. 6th Edition. Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company Ltd. New Delhi.
488pp