The law says vehicles should be able to move around safely, be properly maintained and operators should be adequately trained.  Read more...

Driving safely

All transport tasks combine three factors – vehicle, driver and site. If you look at these factors separately, you may find it easier to identify problems and take action.

 

The most common cause of serious and fatal injuries in agriculture involves moving and overturning vehicles.

Transport movements in and around the workplace need to be controlled to protect pedestrians, and to prevent damage to equipment and buildings.

Other incidents happen when people leave a vehicle without making sure it cannot move or cause injury in other ways.

Always:

• Make sure the vehicle braking system is working and properly maintained
• Use the ‘safe stop’ procedure whenever you leave a vehicle
• Lower to the ground any raised implements or loaders.
   

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