Agricultural transport conference:
Which Way Forward?
12 March 2008
Peterborough Suite, East of England Showground
Programme
| Time | Subject | Speaker | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.30 | Registration | ||
| 10.00 | Welcome and introduction |
Dr Andy Scarlett Scarlett Research Ltd |
|
| 10.05 | Agricultural vehicle safety on-road – What are the dangers & how can they be minimised? | Tanya Smith Transport Research Laboratory |
Paper 5 |
| 10.40 | Workplace transport safety in agriculture – identifying opportunities for safer working off-road | Tony Mitchell Health & Safety Executive |
Paper 6 |
| 11.20 | Tea/coffee break | ||
| 11.40 | Revision of EU tractor & trailer braking regulations – recommendations of recent research study and likely practical implications | Martin Dodd Transport Research Laboratory |
Paper 4 |
| 12.20 | On-Farm trailer braking – keeping up with higher tractor speeds | Dr Andy Scarlett Scarlett Research Ltd |
Paper 1 |
| 13.00 | Lunch | ||
| 14.00 | Meeting future agricultural vehicle braking requirements – Can modern hydraulic and pneumatic systems deliver the goods? | Harvey Milnes JH Milnes Ltd; and Peter Metzger WABCO UK Ltd |
Paper 3 Paper 7 |
| 14.40 | Agricultural or general haulage? – What are the implications for vehicle design, registration, taxation & licensing? | Alan Mendelson JCB Research Ltd |
Paper 2 |
| 15.20 | Tea/coffee break | ||
| 15.40 | Agricultural vehicle roadworthiness – findings and implications of the recent HSE/DfT-funded research study | Adam Wyatt BAGMA |
Paper 8 |
| 16.20 | Chairman’s summary Further questions and open discussion |
Dr Andy Scarlett Scarlett Research Ltd |
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| 16.45 | End |
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