Instructor Guide for the Landscaping and Horticultural Services Industry
Tractor Safety Training Guide
Suggested Materials
- Tractor Safety (English, MF2708 and Spanish, MF2708S)
- Sign-in sheet
- Pencils
- Instructor Guide
- Training overheads/slides/projector
- Blank overheads/flipchart/blackboard/pen for listing participant responses and outlining important concepts.
- Tractors and implements for hands-on exercises
- Ear plugs and other protective equipment for hands-on exercises
- Toy tractors and implements for visual aids
- Temporary traffic control devices for hands-on exercises
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Prepare for Safe Operation
Questioning
What is the company policy for recording pre-operation equipment checks?
Visual Aid
Display the overhead “What’s Wrong with This Picture?” on page 21 of the Instructor Guide. Have participants identify and discuss all safety problems they see. Check participants’ observations from the overhead with the answer key on page 22 of the Instructor Guide.
Discussion
Discuss the company’s safety belt and hearing protection policy. What are some barriers that keep other workers from wear safety belts? Hearing protection? How can these barriers be removed?