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ATVSafety
ForAgricultural
Workers
2
Acknowledgements
TheFarmSafetyAs ociationInc.,FSA,expres esgratiudetotheFarmandRanch
SafetyAndHealthAs ociation, FARSHA,ofBCforgrantingpermis iontoreproduct
anddistributethisdocument. FSAhavemadesomeminorchangestomakethis
guidespecifctoOntario.
Thisguidecouldnothavebe ndevelopedwithout hevaluableas istanceandinput
ofmanyorganizationsandindividuals,includinginparticular,thefolowingpeople
providedvaluableadviceandbackgroundinformation:
DavidBaker,DepartmentofAgriculturalEngine ring,
UniversityofMis ouri-Columbia
MikeBlankenship,DirectorofSafety,
Mis is ip iFarmBureau
Bil Hinde,SafetyDirector,
ATV/BCQuadRidersAs ociationofBC
DaveRowe,ForestIndustrySpecialist,
Workers’CompensationBoardofBC
KevinThipthorpe,StatisticalAs istant,
Workers’CompensationBoardofBC
Somehealthandsafetyinformationinthisbo kletisbasedupontheresourcesof
theUSNationalAgSafetyDatabase(NASD),aswel asWorkSafeWesternAustralia.
Theinformationinthisbo kletwasoriginalypresentedasacourseonATVSafety,
preparedfortheBCLog ingHealthandSafetyAgency.Theseresourcesare
acknowledgedwiththanks.
Thephotographsinthisbo kletarereproducedcourtesyofSande pMangat
andCherylPruit,andmaybereproducedwithpermis ionfromFARSHA.
Thedrawingsinthisbo kletarereproducedcourtesyoftheUSNational
AgSafetyDatabase(NASD).
Thisisthefirsteditonofthisbo klet,revisedDecember20 6.
3
TableOfContents
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TableOfContents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WhoisThisBo kletFor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HowtoUseThisBo klet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CurentSituationofATVUseinOntarioAgriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ChildrenandATVsinAgriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What’sRequired?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
What’sGo dPractice?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
HowtoCho seanATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SpecialFeaturesoftheATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
ProtectiveGear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Pre-RideandPost-RideInspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
WorkingAlone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OperatingtheATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ResourceInformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4
Introduction
Sinceitsfoundingin1973,theFarmSafetyAs ociation(FSA)hasworkedtomake
employersandworkersawareofsafetyandhealthhazards,andtohelpthemfolow
Ontario’srequirements.FSAalsoprovideson-sitetraining,literature,videos,and
otherhealthandsafetyguidance.
Thisbo kletreflectswhatweknowabout hehazardsas ociatedwithATVuse,
andprovidesadviceonsafeATVuseinagriculture.Italsoexplainsthecurent
requirementsoftheWorkplaceSafety&InsuranceActandtheOc upational
HealthandSafetyAct,astheyap lytoATVuseinOntarioagriculturaloperations.
Asageneralguide,thisbo kletmaynotcoveral detailsofsafeATVuse.
FSAas umesnoresponsibiltyorliabiltyfortheap licationofthisinformation,
recognizingthatcircumstances,conditons,andotherfactorsmayvarygreatly.
FSAwelcomesyourinquiresandcommentsonthisbo klet.Formoreinformation,
ortoreceiveacatalogueofresourcematerialswhichlistsal FSA’savailablefarm
safetyinformation,pleasecontact:
Suite101,–75FarquharStre t
Guelph,ON N1H3N4
Tel:(519)823-560 ortol fre :1-80 -361-8 5
Fax:(519)823-8 80
Email:INfo@farmsafety.ca
Website:www.farmsafety.ca
5
WhoisThisBo kletFor?
Thisbo kletwil beusefultoeveryagriculturaloperationinOntariothatuses,
orisconsideringusing,anal-terainvehicle(ATV).
IfyouareregisteredwiththeWorkplaceSafetyandInsuranceBoard(WSIB)orpay
workersaspartofyourfarmoperation,yourworkplacefalsundertherequirements
oftheWorkplasceSafetyandiInsuranceAct(WSIA)andtheOc upationalHealth
andSafetyAct(OHSA).Folowingtherecommendationsofthisbo kletwil as ist
youinme tingthecurentrequirementsoftheOHSRA.
WhyATVSafety?
RatherthanprovidingalistofstatisticsofATV-relatedinjuriesanddeaths,hereare
someobservationsbasedonrecentATVac identsinOntarioandtherestofCanada.
Thesamefactorsshowup,overandoveragain,inATVac idents:
Drivingonoralongahighway,orcros ingahighway
Caryingapas engerontheATV
Refusingtowearahelmet
Inadequatetrainingorsupervision,especialyofyoungpeopleandchildren
Useofpo rly-maintainedequipment,orolder,unsafeATVmodels
Inrecentyears,ATV-relateddeathsandseriousinjurieshaveshakenmany
Ontariocommunites.SomehaveinvolvedtheuseofATVsasworkplace
equipmentinforestry,agriculture,andotherindustries.Othershavetakenplace
duringrecreationalactivites.Manyhaveinvolvedyoungpeopleandchildren.In
mostcases,thesedeathsandinjuriescouldhavebe npreventedbybetertraining,
saferprocedures,ormorecarefulequipmentmaintenance.
Thegoalofthisbo kletistobringtogetherthemostreliableinformationonATV
safety,andmakeitap licabletothespecialsituationsinOntarioagricultural
operations.
6
WhatisanATV?
Theinformationinthisbo kletap liestofour-whe ledor“quadtype”al-terain
vehicles.(Othertypesofequipmentaresometimesalsocaledal-terainvehicles,
particularlyinothercountries.)Thisbo kletdoesnotdealwiththesafeoperationof
snowmobiles,dirtbikes,or idingmowers.Thesevehiclesal havetheirownspecial
featuresandsafetyhazards,whicharebeyondthescopeofthisbo klet.
At heendofthisbo klet,youwil findabriefdiscus ionofthefour-whe led
andsix-whe ledutiltyvehiclesthatmorecloselyresembleasmal carthana
four-whe ledmotorcycle.ThesevehiclesaresignifcantlydiferentfromATVs
inmanyways,andmaybebetersuitedtosometypesofagriculturaltasks
thanATVs.
ThefirstATVssoldinNorthAmericaweretricycle-typevehicles,withonewhe l
infrontandtwointheback.Sincethe1980s,thre whe ledATVshavenotbe n
manufacturedorsoldinNorthAmerica,becausetheirinstabiltymadethemprone
toseriousroloverac idents.Theorganizationofdoctorswhooftentreatpeople
injuredinATVac idents,theAmericanAcademyofOrthopedicSurgeons,has
adoptedastrongly-wordedresolutionsup ortingthebanonthre whe ledATVs.
Ifyoustil haveathre -whe ledATV,FSAstronglyurgesyoutoreplaceitwitha
safer,fourwhe ledmodel.
7
ATVstandsforal-terainvehicle.AnATVisasmal,specializedpieceofmobile
equipment hatisdesignedforuseonrough,unpavedground.Theoperatorsits
onasad le-likeseat,andste rswithhandlebars(unlikemostothersmal vehicles,
whichhavechairorbench-typeseats,andarecontroledwithaste ringwhe l).
TheATVhasfourlargebalo n-liketires,withverylowairpres ure.
Mostimportant,theATVisdesignedtobe“driver-active.”Ona“driver-active”vehicle
likeanATV(oramotorcycleorsnowmobile),theoperator’sbodymovementshelp
controltheATV.Driver-activevehiclesrequireastrongcombinationofskil,go d
judgement,atention,andphysicalstrength.
8
HowtoUseThisBo klet
Thisbo kletexplainshowtosafelyuseanATVonyourfarm,ranch,ororchard.
However,thisbo kletcan otsubstiuteforago dcourseonbasicATVoperation.
Thesecoursesareinexpensive,andincludehands-onexperience.Manyare
specialydesignedforyoungpeople.FARSHAstronglyrecommendsthateveryone
whomayoperatetheATVtakeoneofthesecourses.InmostregionsofOntario,
ATVtrainingcoursesareregularlyoferedthroughtheOntarioFederationofAl
TerainVehicleClubs
WitheveryoneproperlytrainedinbasicATVoperation,youmaywishtouse
thisbo kletasaguidelinefordiscus ionswithfamilymembers,aswel ashired
workers.Therewil certainlybetopicsinthisbo klet hatyouhavenotconsidered,
andyoumayimprovesomeoperatingproceduresbyfolowingthesug estionsin
thisbo klet.Whenyoutrainnewworkers,usethisbo kletasachecklistforATV
safetyprocedures.
At heendofthisbo klet,youwil findsomefurther esourceinformation
onATVsafety.
9
Cur entSituationofATVUseinOntarioAgriculture
InOntario,wese ATVsbeingusedonfarms,ranches,andorchards:
Herdinglivestock
Checkingfencesandirigationlines
Haulingfuel,chemicals,salt,fe d,orothersup lies
Movinginjuredoril smal animals
Sprayingfertilzersorpesticides
Plowingsnow
Mowinggras andcutingbrush
Inmanysituations,theATVoperatorisworkinginaremotecorneroftheproperty
andisworkingalone.
PeoplewhooperateATVsinOntarioagricultureinclude:
Farmowners
Membersofthefarmowners’family(whomaybechildrenortheelderly)
Hiredworkersonthefarmoperation
ATVsareoftenusedonfamilyfarms,wherethelinebetwe nworkandrecreationis
sometimesunclear.TheATVmayhaveoriginalybe nboughtforfarmwork,butis
alsousedbyadultsorchildrenfor ecreation.
10
ForAgricultural
Workers
2
Acknowledgements
TheFarmSafetyAs ociationInc.,FSA,expres esgratiudetotheFarmandRanch
SafetyAndHealthAs ociation, FARSHA,ofBCforgrantingpermis iontoreproduct
anddistributethisdocument. FSAhavemadesomeminorchangestomakethis
guidespecifctoOntario.
Thisguidecouldnothavebe ndevelopedwithout hevaluableas istanceandinput
ofmanyorganizationsandindividuals,includinginparticular,thefolowingpeople
providedvaluableadviceandbackgroundinformation:
DavidBaker,DepartmentofAgriculturalEngine ring,
UniversityofMis ouri-Columbia
MikeBlankenship,DirectorofSafety,
Mis is ip iFarmBureau
Bil Hinde,SafetyDirector,
ATV/BCQuadRidersAs ociationofBC
DaveRowe,ForestIndustrySpecialist,
Workers’CompensationBoardofBC
KevinThipthorpe,StatisticalAs istant,
Workers’CompensationBoardofBC
Somehealthandsafetyinformationinthisbo kletisbasedupontheresourcesof
theUSNationalAgSafetyDatabase(NASD),aswel asWorkSafeWesternAustralia.
Theinformationinthisbo kletwasoriginalypresentedasacourseonATVSafety,
preparedfortheBCLog ingHealthandSafetyAgency.Theseresourcesare
acknowledgedwiththanks.
Thephotographsinthisbo kletarereproducedcourtesyofSande pMangat
andCherylPruit,andmaybereproducedwithpermis ionfromFARSHA.
Thedrawingsinthisbo kletarereproducedcourtesyoftheUSNational
AgSafetyDatabase(NASD).
Thisisthefirsteditonofthisbo klet,revisedDecember20 6.
3
TableOfContents
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TableOfContents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WhoisThisBo kletFor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HowtoUseThisBo klet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CurentSituationofATVUseinOntarioAgriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ChildrenandATVsinAgriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What’sRequired?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
What’sGo dPractice?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
HowtoCho seanATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SpecialFeaturesoftheATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
ProtectiveGear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Pre-RideandPost-RideInspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
WorkingAlone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OperatingtheATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ResourceInformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4
Introduction
Sinceitsfoundingin1973,theFarmSafetyAs ociation(FSA)hasworkedtomake
employersandworkersawareofsafetyandhealthhazards,andtohelpthemfolow
Ontario’srequirements.FSAalsoprovideson-sitetraining,literature,videos,and
otherhealthandsafetyguidance.
Thisbo kletreflectswhatweknowabout hehazardsas ociatedwithATVuse,
andprovidesadviceonsafeATVuseinagriculture.Italsoexplainsthecurent
requirementsoftheWorkplaceSafety&InsuranceActandtheOc upational
HealthandSafetyAct,astheyap lytoATVuseinOntarioagriculturaloperations.
Asageneralguide,thisbo kletmaynotcoveral detailsofsafeATVuse.
FSAas umesnoresponsibiltyorliabiltyfortheap licationofthisinformation,
recognizingthatcircumstances,conditons,andotherfactorsmayvarygreatly.
FSAwelcomesyourinquiresandcommentsonthisbo klet.Formoreinformation,
ortoreceiveacatalogueofresourcematerialswhichlistsal FSA’savailablefarm
safetyinformation,pleasecontact:
Suite101,–75FarquharStre t
Guelph,ON N1H3N4
Tel:(519)823-560 ortol fre :1-80 -361-8 5
Fax:(519)823-8 80
Email:INfo@farmsafety.ca
Website:www.farmsafety.ca
5
WhoisThisBo kletFor?
Thisbo kletwil beusefultoeveryagriculturaloperationinOntariothatuses,
orisconsideringusing,anal-terainvehicle(ATV).
IfyouareregisteredwiththeWorkplaceSafetyandInsuranceBoard(WSIB)orpay
workersaspartofyourfarmoperation,yourworkplacefalsundertherequirements
oftheWorkplasceSafetyandiInsuranceAct(WSIA)andtheOc upationalHealth
andSafetyAct(OHSA).Folowingtherecommendationsofthisbo kletwil as ist
youinme tingthecurentrequirementsoftheOHSRA.
WhyATVSafety?
RatherthanprovidingalistofstatisticsofATV-relatedinjuriesanddeaths,hereare
someobservationsbasedonrecentATVac identsinOntarioandtherestofCanada.
Thesamefactorsshowup,overandoveragain,inATVac idents:
Drivingonoralongahighway,orcros ingahighway
Caryingapas engerontheATV
Refusingtowearahelmet
Inadequatetrainingorsupervision,especialyofyoungpeopleandchildren
Useofpo rly-maintainedequipment,orolder,unsafeATVmodels
Inrecentyears,ATV-relateddeathsandseriousinjurieshaveshakenmany
Ontariocommunites.SomehaveinvolvedtheuseofATVsasworkplace
equipmentinforestry,agriculture,andotherindustries.Othershavetakenplace
duringrecreationalactivites.Manyhaveinvolvedyoungpeopleandchildren.In
mostcases,thesedeathsandinjuriescouldhavebe npreventedbybetertraining,
saferprocedures,ormorecarefulequipmentmaintenance.
Thegoalofthisbo kletistobringtogetherthemostreliableinformationonATV
safety,andmakeitap licabletothespecialsituationsinOntarioagricultural
operations.
6
WhatisanATV?
Theinformationinthisbo kletap liestofour-whe ledor“quadtype”al-terain
vehicles.(Othertypesofequipmentaresometimesalsocaledal-terainvehicles,
particularlyinothercountries.)Thisbo kletdoesnotdealwiththesafeoperationof
snowmobiles,dirtbikes,or idingmowers.Thesevehiclesal havetheirownspecial
featuresandsafetyhazards,whicharebeyondthescopeofthisbo klet.
At heendofthisbo klet,youwil findabriefdiscus ionofthefour-whe led
andsix-whe ledutiltyvehiclesthatmorecloselyresembleasmal carthana
four-whe ledmotorcycle.ThesevehiclesaresignifcantlydiferentfromATVs
inmanyways,andmaybebetersuitedtosometypesofagriculturaltasks
thanATVs.
ThefirstATVssoldinNorthAmericaweretricycle-typevehicles,withonewhe l
infrontandtwointheback.Sincethe1980s,thre whe ledATVshavenotbe n
manufacturedorsoldinNorthAmerica,becausetheirinstabiltymadethemprone
toseriousroloverac idents.Theorganizationofdoctorswhooftentreatpeople
injuredinATVac idents,theAmericanAcademyofOrthopedicSurgeons,has
adoptedastrongly-wordedresolutionsup ortingthebanonthre whe ledATVs.
Ifyoustil haveathre -whe ledATV,FSAstronglyurgesyoutoreplaceitwitha
safer,fourwhe ledmodel.
7
ATVstandsforal-terainvehicle.AnATVisasmal,specializedpieceofmobile
equipment hatisdesignedforuseonrough,unpavedground.Theoperatorsits
onasad le-likeseat,andste rswithhandlebars(unlikemostothersmal vehicles,
whichhavechairorbench-typeseats,andarecontroledwithaste ringwhe l).
TheATVhasfourlargebalo n-liketires,withverylowairpres ure.
Mostimportant,theATVisdesignedtobe“driver-active.”Ona“driver-active”vehicle
likeanATV(oramotorcycleorsnowmobile),theoperator’sbodymovementshelp
controltheATV.Driver-activevehiclesrequireastrongcombinationofskil,go d
judgement,atention,andphysicalstrength.
8
HowtoUseThisBo klet
Thisbo kletexplainshowtosafelyuseanATVonyourfarm,ranch,ororchard.
However,thisbo kletcan otsubstiuteforago dcourseonbasicATVoperation.
Thesecoursesareinexpensive,andincludehands-onexperience.Manyare
specialydesignedforyoungpeople.FARSHAstronglyrecommendsthateveryone
whomayoperatetheATVtakeoneofthesecourses.InmostregionsofOntario,
ATVtrainingcoursesareregularlyoferedthroughtheOntarioFederationofAl
TerainVehicleClubs
WitheveryoneproperlytrainedinbasicATVoperation,youmaywishtouse
thisbo kletasaguidelinefordiscus ionswithfamilymembers,aswel ashired
workers.Therewil certainlybetopicsinthisbo klet hatyouhavenotconsidered,
andyoumayimprovesomeoperatingproceduresbyfolowingthesug estionsin
thisbo klet.Whenyoutrainnewworkers,usethisbo kletasachecklistforATV
safetyprocedures.
At heendofthisbo klet,youwil findsomefurther esourceinformation
onATVsafety.
9
Cur entSituationofATVUseinOntarioAgriculture
InOntario,wese ATVsbeingusedonfarms,ranches,andorchards:
Herdinglivestock
Checkingfencesandirigationlines
Haulingfuel,chemicals,salt,fe d,orothersup lies
Movinginjuredoril smal animals
Sprayingfertilzersorpesticides
Plowingsnow
Mowinggras andcutingbrush
Inmanysituations,theATVoperatorisworkinginaremotecorneroftheproperty
andisworkingalone.
PeoplewhooperateATVsinOntarioagricultureinclude:
Farmowners
Membersofthefarmowners’family(whomaybechildrenortheelderly)
Hiredworkersonthefarmoperation
ATVsareoftenusedonfamilyfarms,wherethelinebetwe nworkandrecreationis
sometimesunclear.TheATVmayhaveoriginalybe nboughtforfarmwork,butis
alsousedbyadultsorchildrenfor ecreation.
10
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