Farm machinery safety

Australia, 1970

Film
A still image from Farm machinery safety

This 1970 film examines safety factors relating to farm machinery. The film outlines safety features of tractors, including overhead protective frames, guards, maintenance, braking, safety belts and hitching, as well as the importance of guards on a variety of large pieces of farm machinery. The footage includes tractors being used on the farm and examples of common accidents that can occur, inlcuding several scenes of tractors overturning in the field. Of particular interest are the examples of machinery used in the 1960s, including Ford and Massey-Ferguson tractors, the footage of testing on Rheem overhead protective frames and scenes of large dairy farms in New South Wales.

Produced by the New South Wales Department of Labour and Industry and presented by the Rural Safety Advisory Service.

Please note: As this is an archival work, the content does not reflect current practice or standards. Professional advice for up-to-date safety practices should be sought from the appropriate contemporary authority.

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Credits

director

Reg Barrett

producer

Allen Keen

production company

New South Wales. Dept. of Labour and Industry

Duration

00:21:57:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1970

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