Rollover hazards

Description of hazard. Tractors are versatile tools that can be used for many different tasks. Unfortunately, when used improperly, tractors can and do cause many severe injuries and fatalities. Many accidents are similar, such as rollovers, flip-overs, and back-overs. Most tractor incidents are caused directly or indirectly by operator error—bad judgment, unnecessary haste, or carelessness. In many cases, tractor operators work independently without much supervision, so operators must understand and buy into the importance of safety. To promote this safety culture, management must stress safety on a regular basis. Common hazards and accidents in tractor operation of are ... 

The occurrence of rollover is a hazard, and actions should be taken in advance, to avoid the prerequisite stratification from building up, and to get rid of any stratification when it occurs. 

Historically, the LPG industry had, in 1969, recognised the rollover sequence and acted upon the perceived hazard of stratification and excessive vapour production from uncontrolled convective mixing. 

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