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Protect against roll-over and tip-over
Published in Michael Wiklund, Kimmy Ansems, Rachel Aronchick, Cory Costantino, Alix Dorfman, Brenda van Geel, Jonathan Kendler, Valerie Ng, Ruben Post, Jon Tilliss, Designing for Safe Use, 2019
Michael Wiklund, Kimmy Ansems, Rachel Aronchick, Cory Costantino, Alix Dorfman, Brenda van Geel, Jonathan Kendler, Valerie Ng, Ruben Post, Jon Tilliss
When there is a potential for equipment carrying a person to roll over, it probably needs a roll-over protection structure—referred to as ROPS in many industries. In fact, the law requires it in some cases, such as with certain agricultural tractors and material-handling equipment in the United States (per regulations enforced by OSHA). ROPS work best when there is also a seat belt that holds the operator inside the protected area and prevents her or him from being ejected and potentially crushed during a roll-over accident. “The tractor is the leading cause of death on the farm....The use of ROPS and a seat belt is estimated to be 99% effective in preventing death or serious injury in the event of a tractor rollover.”1
Vehicle and plant movement – hazards and risk control
Published in Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett, Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction, 2015
Rollover protective structures (ROPS) are now becoming much more affordable and available for most types of mobile equipment where there is a high risk of turning over. Their use is spreading across most developed countries and even some less well-developed areas. A ROPS is a cab or frame that provides a safe zone for the vehicle operator in the event of a rollover.
The effect of rollover protection systems and trailers on quad bike stability
Published in International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2020
Björn Edlund, Ola Lindroos, Tomas Nordfjell
Interventions that by engineering aims to eliminate or control the dangers from relevant hazards are considered to be the most effective ways of preventing injuries (Grzebieta et al. 2015f; Donham and Thelin 2016). Rollover protection structures (ROPS) are a collective term for structures such as roll bars or roll cages that serve to create a safe space for the driver in the event of a rollover (Hallman 2005; Lower and Trotter 2014). Nowadays such equipment is standard on most heavy equipment in forestry, farming, landscaping, and construction (Stockton et al. 2002). Effective ROPS must create a safe zone around the driver in a rollover situation and should be equipped with a restraint system to contain the driver within it (e.g., Stockton et al. 2002; Lower and Trotter 2014). ROPS with seatbelts, or safety cabs where the driver is securely held inside the ROPS have been found to be very effective in farm tractor rollover incidents. For example, the legal requirement for there to be ROPS on all farm tractors has reduced deaths in rollover incidents by 99% in Sweden (Springfeldt 1996; Loringer and Myers 2008; Cavallo et al. 2014). Indeed, even the simplest ROPS without any additional driver restraining device have been shown to increase the safety for the operator in the event of a rollover with farm tractors (Ayers 1997; Reynolds and Groves 2000).
Finite element-based safety prediction for hydraulic excavator rollover protective structure and experimental validation
Published in International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2022
Chao Ma, Yunkai Gao, James Yang, Yuexing Duan, Zhe Liu
Tractors and earth-moving machines are widely used in rural and uneven terrains or construction sites, mines, and forestry. The operators of tractors and earth-moving machines may be injured or killed during the rollover accidents. Therefore, there is an urgent need to equip these machines with proper protective structures [1]. The rollover protective structure (ROPS) is one of common protective structures which is used to protect operators wearing seatbelts during a rollover accident [2].