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.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
31736
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia - Safety aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm equipment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farming
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Harvesting machinery - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural conditions
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tractors - Safety measures
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New South Wales - Social life and customs
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → New South Wales - Rural conditions
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → New South Wales - History
Places → New South Wales
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan