This dual Risk Assessment Pack
has been created to help agricultural and grounds maintenance teams safely manage the risks associated with changing blades and tines
on a wide range of tractor-pulled and cultivation equipment.
The pack includes two mostly completed, fully editable assessments designed to help you maintain legal compliance and protect your team from preventable injury.
Covered machinery includes:
Votex, X Series, Batwing, Progressive TDR 15, Toro, Gallop Master, Power Harrow, and other cultivation tools
Key hazards identified:
✅ Crush injuries
– risk of being trapped beneath machinery during blade changes
✅ Cutting, slicing, and shearing injuries
– exposure to sharp or moving blades
✅ Lone working
– risks when carrying out maintenance without supervision
✅ Manual handling and environmental hazards
– including unstable ground or poorly supported machinery
✅ Required PPE, control measures, and best practices
This file contains:
✅ A Risk Assessment for Changing Blades
on cultivation machinery
✅ A Risk Assessment for Changing Tines
on tractor-pulled equipment such as tine harrows
✅ Both assessments are fully editable—adapt to suit your specific site or machinery types
Download your Changing Blades and Tines Risk Assessment Pack today
to stay compliant and protect your operators.
