No other piece of equipment has as many uses or works as hard as the basic tractor. But tractors are also dangerous, and too often can be deadly when they are involved in an on-farm accident. At State Compensation Insurance Fund, we have recognized this problem for a long time and we have made a concerted effort to help farmers, ranchers and their employees improve the safety conditions on the farm. Over the past several years, we have produced posters and brochures relating to tractor safety. We've also conducted tractor safety seminars in agricultural locations around the state to help get the word out about tractor safety.
Education can do a great deal to help prevent accidents on the farm.
Our latest endeavor in this regard is the creation of a three-video instructional package designed to help farmers, ranchers and their employees to be more careful when operating a tractor, working in the vicinity of a tractor, or driving a tractor on roadways between fields. The videos run about 15 to 20 minutes each and are filmed in both English and Spanish. They are designed for farmers to use in assisting their employees to do their jobs safer. Accidents can happen anytime, anywhere and to anyone. That's one reason this three-video set should be obtained by farm operators here in California for viewing not only by themselves, but also by all of their employees.