For more information on how to retrofit your tractor if you live in NY, VT, PA, NH or WI, see: www.ROPSR4U.com or call 1-877-ROPS-R4U. The installation of rollover protective structures will greatly reduce the number of deaths due to tractor overturns. A farmer is 8 times more likely to die on the job than the average American worker and tractor overturns are the leading cause of work-related deaths on farms. Seven out of 10 farms go out of business within five years of an overturn fatality. ROPS are a reliable source of protection for farmers who overturn their tractors and it has never been easier to get a ROPS on your tractor until now, if you live in NY, VT, PA NH or WI see: www.ROPSR4U.com or call 1-877-ROPS-R4U.
This video was produced by Northeast Center for Agricultural & Occupational Health (NEC) (http://www.nycamh.org/northeastcenter), Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, National Farm Medicine Center.
Disclaimer: This video is provided for informational and educational purposes only. The video contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC/NIOSH or any other funders.
