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PTO Hazards Simulator

Intended for adult workers this table top demo is designed to provide a hands‐on, life‐like PTO entanglement scenario. Reaction time is measured in relationship to the speed of a turning PTO shaft.

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July 29, 2025

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For more information on this subject, please review Power Take Off (PTO) Safety.

There is an Instructors Manual available to go with this demonstration; please contact the team at agsafety@psu.edu about how to reserve the demonstration and receive this manual.

Note: Ag Safety demonstrations and displays available for educators and presenters. If you would like to check for availability, have questions about the demonstrations, or would like to review a manual, please contact the team.

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