Skid-steer safety resources

Skid-steer loaders are commonly used on dairies. But, unfortunately, they also have been the cause of several on-farm deaths — one on a Florida dairy earlier this year.

To help keep your employees safe when working with skid-steers, the University of Florida has compiled the following list of safety resources available on the Internet. All are available in English and Spanish.

• “Preventing injuries and deaths from skid-steer loaders,” from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/skidalt.html.
• “Skid-steer loader safety,” from the National Agricultural Safety Database. It is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001601-d001700/d001638/d001638.html.
• Bobcat safety training videos are available at: http://www.bobcat.com/training/safetyvideos.html.

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