Action Learning: A New Method to Increase Tractor Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Adoption

Tractor safety in New South Wales--ROPS Retro-fitment Campaign.

Dynamic Response of a Rollover Protective Structure

Roll Over Protective Structures (ROPS) are safety devices fitted to heavy vehicles to provide protection to the operator during an accidental roll over. At present, ROPS design standards require full scale destructive testing which can be expensive, time consuming and unsuitable for small companies. More economical analytical methods are not permitted due to a lack of understanding on post yiel...

Tractor ROPS and Stability Research: Introduction to this Special Issue.

Agricultural production has clearly benefited from the development of the tractor. The tractor provides a traction device and mobile power source. However, operating large equipment with high clearance on uneven ground leads to stability and overturn issues. Around the world, tractor overturns are still a leading cause of agricultural production fatalities. This special issue of the Journal of ...

Farm tractor rollover protection: why simply getting rollover protective structures installed on all tractors is not sufficient.

Evaluating the protective capacity of two-post ROPS for a seat-belted occupant during a farm tractor overturn.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a commercial rollover protective structure (ROPS) and size-extended ROPS in protecting a 95th percentile male operator during tractor overturns. Six rear upset tests (commercial ROPS) and ten side upset tests (commercial and size-extended ROPS) were conducted. A 95th percentile instrumented male manikin was used in all tests. Head injury criterion (HIC1...