Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures
In the agricultural sector, the loss of stability related to the use of self-propelled agricultural machinery (SPAM) has caused and continues to cause accidents, often with fatal outcomes. The probability of occurrence of this risk can be reduced by acting on various aspects, but above all the prese...
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| description | In the agricultural sector, the loss of stability related to the use of self-propelled agricultural machinery (SPAM) has caused and continues to cause accidents, often with fatal outcomes. The probability of occurrence of this risk can be reduced by acting on various aspects, but above all the presence of a protective structure is necessary. Depending on the machine, the protective structure can be a roll-over protective structure (ROPS), or a tip-over protective structure (TOPS). Hence, to reduce this gap, a reverse engineering approach and virtual engineering methods were applied starting from the analysis of harmonized standards actually in force, with the goal of providing both a reference procedure to be used in the risk assessment analysis of SPAM’s protective structures and technical information to manufacture and install protective structure on old agricultural machinery. Two representative case studies were used to validate the procedure by means of finite element method (FEM) analyses and computer aided design (CAD) prototyping. Results show that the proposed approach can represent a useful indication for the safety update of this type of machinery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70d01cdabbc24fad9794a40fe2ccdcd82023-11-21T22:47:17ZengMDPI AGSafety2313-576X2021-06-01724610.3390/safety7020046Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective StructuresLeonardo Vita0Davide Gattamelata1Domenico Pessina2Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL) Via Fontana Candida, 1, Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, ItalyItalian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL) Via Fontana Candida, 1, Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Territory, Agroenergy, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, ItalyIn the agricultural sector, the loss of stability related to the use of self-propelled agricultural machinery (SPAM) has caused and continues to cause accidents, often with fatal outcomes. The probability of occurrence of this risk can be reduced by acting on various aspects, but above all the presence of a protective structure is necessary. Depending on the machine, the protective structure can be a roll-over protective structure (ROPS), or a tip-over protective structure (TOPS). Hence, to reduce this gap, a reverse engineering approach and virtual engineering methods were applied starting from the analysis of harmonized standards actually in force, with the goal of providing both a reference procedure to be used in the risk assessment analysis of SPAM’s protective structures and technical information to manufacture and install protective structure on old agricultural machinery. Two representative case studies were used to validate the procedure by means of finite element method (FEM) analyses and computer aided design (CAD) prototyping. Results show that the proposed approach can represent a useful indication for the safety update of this type of machinery.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/7/2/46occupational health and safety (OHS)machinery safetyrisk assessmentagricultural machineryroll-over protective structure (ROPS)tip-over protective structure (TOPS) |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Vita Davide Gattamelata Domenico Pessina Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures Safety occupational health and safety (OHS) machinery safety risk assessment agricultural machinery roll-over protective structure (ROPS) tip-over protective structure (TOPS) |
| title | Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures |
| title_full | Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures |
| title_fullStr | Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures |
| title_short | Retrofitting Agricultural Self-Propelled Machines with Roll-Over and Tip-Over Protective Structures |
| title_sort | retrofitting agricultural self propelled machines with roll over and tip over protective structures |
| topic | occupational health and safety (OHS) machinery safety risk assessment agricultural machinery roll-over protective structure (ROPS) tip-over protective structure (TOPS) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/7/2/46 |
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