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Roll-over protective structures

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A roll-over protective structure (ROPS) is a roll bar or cage frame that is designed to form a zone of protection around the operator of a tractor or other industrial vehicle. Tractor overturns are a major cause of fatalities in the agriculture industry, resulting at the national level in approximately 130 deaths per year.

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  • Brochures/Guides
    • Machines used in forest activities
      The Associated Oregon Loggers and Oregon OSHA have provided this handout to summarize important Division 7, Subdivision H, requirements for protective structures on all cab-designed machines used in forest activities, and includes effective dates.
      English  06/11/2014
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    • Las volcaduras de tractores
       Tractor rollovers
      Las volcaduras de tractores son los accidents que causan mayor pérdida de vida en las granjas. ¡Usted puede prevenir volcaduras de tractores! Las volcaduras de tractores son los accidentes que causan mayor pérdida de vida en las granjas. - | - Tractor rollovers are the most deadly accidents on farms. You can prevent tractor rollovers! Tractor rollovers are the most deadly accidents on farms.
      Spanish  06/30/2011
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    • Rules with requirements
      We get many calls and emails from employers asking the same question. It begins: “Which of your rules have requirements for…” You can finish the sentence with words like “recordkeeping,” “employee training,” and “written documents.” To answer those questions, we’ve organized these rules requirements into a filterable, sortable, searchable table.
      English  05/10/2019

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