Front-End Loader

(15 min.) Front-end loaders are a versatile piece of equipment that has become a mainstay for many industries such as construction, mining, agriculture, and public works. Front-end loaders generally used to scrape and move soil, snow, and materials. However with specialized attachments they can do almost any task. Front-end loaders come in all shapes and sizes including track loaders, skid steer, backhoe loaders, loader loaders and wheeled articulating equipment. Loaders are often misused by stretching the lifting capacity and failure to follow safety procedures. This program will concentrate on the basic safe operations for the standard front-end loader.

Topics included in this safety video are: Rollover Protection Structures (ROPS), potential problems, rearward rollovers, hitching a load, rollover prevention, how to prevent backward upsets, how to prevent sideways tip-overs, falls, run-over accidents, avoid crushing accidents, articulated four-wheel drive loaders, power take off (PTO), basic loader safety rules, maintenance, operating your front-end loader, travel, and trailering,

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.