(Optional) Perform diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures on harvesting equipment.

Procedures should include

• identifying hazards associated with harvesting equipment
• wearing required PPE
• undergoing safety instruction and testing prior to diagnostic, maintenance, repair and/or operating harvesting equipment
• demonstrating hand signals
• starting, transporting, towing, operating, stopping harvesting equipment according to manufacturer specifications and instructor guidelines.

Teacher Resources:

• Health and Safety Training Manual, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University (https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/mycas/section-4-%E2%80%93-agricultural-safety-rules Links to an external site.)
• Safety in Agriculture for Youth, National Cooperative Extension, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (https://ag-safety.extension.org/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth/ Links to an external site.)

Process/Skill Questions:

• What maintenance should be done on harvesting equipment?
• When should preventative maintenance be performed on harvesting equipment?