Tractor Safety Training Program

This Tractor Safety Training Program is designed carefully with the initiative to increase the safety awareness of the tractor drivers on aspects pertaining to personal safety, surrounding people and the properties while operating the vehicle. This program will also indirectly increase the skill, competency and mental preparation of the tractor drivers. Lastly, the good record and skill of a trained tractor driver will be most valuable to the company and his career.

Successful completion of the program will enhance the skills of participants and enable them to:

1. Identify cause and effect of accident and sensitiveness about safety.
2. Identify character and the functions of tractor components.
3. Carry out daily inspection, safety, performance and preventive maintenance to reduce tractor repair cost.
4. Become more cautious, safe and efficient.

At end of this program, participants will be more responsive to the safe operating procedures to ensure their safety, people surrounding, and properties are safeguarded. It will also enable them to identify and avoid risk by operating the tractor safely and be free from accidents.

SAFETY AT WORK PLACE

• Accident statistics
• Unsafe Action & Unsafe condition.

INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994

• OSHA 1994 (Act 514)
• Part IV - section 15 (Duties of employers and self employed person)
• Part VI - section 24 (Duties of employees)

TRACTOR COMPONENTS

• Types of Tractor
• Types of attachments
• Main components and its operation

DAILY PRE START INSPECTION

• Drivers Cabin inspection
• Engine compartment - system inspection
• Front & Rear Wheel Inspection
• Truck Attachment - Trailer check

DANGER ANTICIPATION

• Dos & Don'ts
• ROP - Roll Over Protection Structures
• Different types of Truck Accident video clips

UNDERSTANDING TRACTOR GEARS AND OPERATION CONTROLS

• Mount & Dismount safely
• Instrument panel
• Understand function of all controls
• Gears controls
• Clutch control/ Foot Brakes / Parking Brakes
• Start-up and Shut-down procedures
• Correctly attach a PTO shaft between tractor and implement
• Attachment procedures

TRACTOR HANDLING & STEERING CONTROLS

Final Student Evaluation - tractor and towed implement

Each student will put through a final evaluation which consists of hooking up to implements and running through a driving course with the implement attached.

• Approaching sharp turns
• Approaching corners
• Tractor Maneuvering and Handling
• Anticipating danger spot.

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