Tractor Safety Exam Study Guide
Solutions Updated 2024
DOL - ANSWER✔✔-Department of Labor
HOOA - ANSWER✔✔-Hazardous occupations order in agriculture
Fair Labor standards act - ANSWER✔✔-Established a procedure where by youth 14-15 years age could be
exempted from certain portions of the regulation.
OSHA - ANSWER✔✔-Occupational Safety and health act
WPS - ANSWER✔✔-Worker Protection Standard
Fatality Fact - ANSWER✔✔-Currently, estimates show that slightly more than 100 youth younger than
age 20 are killed each year in farm work related incidents
Fatality fact (2) - ANSWER✔✔-Between 1995 and 2002, 907 farm deaths among youth were
documented.
WPS Fact - ANSWER✔✔-Aimed at reducing the risk of pesticides poisonings and injuries among
agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.
OSHA Fact - ANSWER✔✔-Congress restricted OSHA from expanding any funding to enforce rules of
farms employing fewer than 10 employees. (Small Farm exemption)
Fatality fact (3) - ANSWER✔✔-Males age 20 and younger, accounted for most of the fatalities.
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