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Local and International News
No let-up in quad bike scrutiny across Australasia
AUSTRALIA’S ACCC HAS
signalled in no uncertain terms that it would this year “focus on [the] implementation of important safety standards relating to quad bikes including preparing consumers and businesses for a mandatory requirement for operator protection devices.”
Said devices would be introduced in Australia as early as this October, says the ACCC, for whom this initiative is a top five priority.
“The ACCC will be focused on
ensuring compliance with a series of requirements which are already in
effect and importantly, also delivering educational initiatives about the second phase requirements that come into effect in October 2021.”
Closer to home, WorkSafe has fined Waikato farming company Tui Glen
Farms almost a quarter of a million dollars following a quad bike accident that proved fatal to a worker.
The subsequent investigation found that the quad bike in question rolled and fatally injured the user because it had incorrectly inflated tyres adding that the staff member had not been trained and instructed on how to check and maintain tyre pressure.
WorkSafe “strongly recommends” that farmers consider a side-by-side vehicle or ute as safer options than a quadbike for some jobs.
It also recommends that businesses consider installing crush protection devices (CPDs) on the back of quad bikes, in which respect WorkSafe is currently working with ACC on a cash back offer on CPDs.
www.accc.gov.au www.worksafe.govt.nz
HAPPY BIRTHDAYTRANSDIESEL!
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS,
now in its 40th year, Christchurch- based TransDiesel, employs 260+ people across 17 sites and trades at nearly $200 million annually.
“In those early years, the founding mates referred to themselves as pirates, as they shook up the industry, putting the customer firmly front of mind,” says Mike McKessar, Managing Director of TransDiesel New Zealand.
“It’s this people-focussed ethos which has
become the backbone of the company and contributed to its success over so many years.”
TransDiesel can boast associations
with such high-profile brands as Volvo construction equipment and Shell engine oil, as well as Yanmar construction equipment, Perkins engines and Kohler engines and power generation.
Check out the special page on TransDiesel’s website for more detail on the genesis of this company:
www.transdiesel.com/40years
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