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Guarding Farm Machinery [pdf file size: 473KB]

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Year: 1984
ISBN: 0-477-03468-3
Pages: 13
Features: A5

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Guarding Farm Machinery - Tractor power take-offs and transmission machinery

This booklet examines two types of farm machinery that are hazardous: tractor power take-offs and transmission machinery. It outlines risks, likely types of injuries and the only certain solution - effective guarding.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Tractor power take-offs
Hazards of stub and drive shafts
Typical accident case histories
Guarding stub and drive shafts
Transmission machinery
Hazards of in-running nips
Typical accident case histories
Guarding in-running nips
Typical accident case histories
Hazards of shafts and spindles
Guarding shafts and spindles