FCAI, NFF, Agforce, ACCC and farmers disagree on quad safety

Sharon O'Keeffe
October 5 2018 - 9:00am
SAFETY: The ACCC has proposed major changes to improve the safety of quad bikes, including the introduction of mandatory crush and roll-over protection.
SAFETY: The ACCC has proposed major changes to improve the safety of quad bikes, including the introduction of mandatory crush and roll-over protection.

DESPITE being the number one cause of injury and fatality on-farm, regulators, agricultural industry and automotive manufacturers have failed to come to a consensus on the best strategy to prevent and reduce the incidence of on-farm injury from quad bikes. 

Sharon O'Keeffe

Sharon O'Keeffe

National Agriculture Writer - Farm Machinery and Technology

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