Take Control of Your Potential Rental Liability

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Take Control of Your Potential Rental Liability

• Frank Wideman
• MU Extension Engineer
• Perryville, MO

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What are your potential liabilities?

• Personal injury - Operator
• Transport liability

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Personal Injury Prevention

• Maintain equipment
• Less direct hazard - guards in place
• Less fatigue accidents happen when tired
• Check over the equipment
• On checkout
• On return
• Produce a checklist for each unit
• Train employees operators
• MU Extension

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Visual appraisal

• Look for wear
• Loose guards
• Damaged parts
• Ask operators about problems

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Develop checklist

• Look at resources
• Extension
• Manufacturer
• Owners manual
• Dealer
• NASD - National Ag Safety Database
• Part of CDC
• Other safety sources
• Online sources at end of show

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Transport issues

• Use common sense
• Check hitch
• Check tires
• Travel speed as appropriate
• SMV
• Farm equipment tires
• Road conditions
• Be courteous in a fast world
• Towing vehicle is adequate

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SMV means you are traveling 25 mph or less
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Suggestions to renters

• Equip tow vehicle for road use
• mirrors, flares fire extinguishers
• Enough tractor/truck for safe towing
• Follow road rules
• Be courteous
• Travel speeds appropriate
• Lock brake pedals together

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Internet Resources

• https//fsb.missouri.edu/ruralsafety/
• http//www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/topic/machinery_safet
  y.html 
• http//www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001601-d001700/d0016
  30/d001630.pdf 
• http//www.uidaho.edu/bae/agsafety/frmsaf05.pdf
• http//www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/LINKS/farm.htm 
• http//www.ag.ohio-state.edu/agsafety/ash/safety/
  index.html
• http//agsci.oregonstate.edu/research/FST_manual/0
  4-01.pdf

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Access these resources at http//muextension.miss
ouri.edu/perry/ag/swcd.htm