Who is responsible if modifications are made/suggested for equipment?
When working with the farmer or rancher on site, and after working your way through the decision hierarchy tree, you may find yourself recommending the purchase of, or suggesting modifications to, some piece of farm machinery. Before doing either, first be sure you are working in your area of expertise. Second, try to find or recommend an existing or commercially available piece of farm machinery. This is ALWAYS the preferred solution. Existing machinery that is commercially available “assumes” that machinery has been properly designed and tested for safe operation. That doesn’t mean that machinery might not be unsafely operated or the farmer/rancher might receive poor/incorrect operating instructions, which might still lead to an injury and a risk of liability. Existing or commercially available machinery, however, should greatly lessen the need to make modifications, and therefore lessen your risk of liability. If you cannot find an existing or commercially available piece of farm ma
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