Rural Life
Only 18% of quad users wear a helmet at all times while operating a quad, according to the findings of a new survey.
Machinery
Quads have been with us for nearly 50 years; longer if you count the trikes that preceded them which were banished due to safety concerns
Agriland Media Group is delighted to collaborate with Agri Aware to bring you the ‘Sowing Wellbeing in Every Field Series’.
N.Ireland
Rural NZ is being urged to refocus on the risk of quad bike roll-overs, which have killed four farmers in the country in the past three weeks.
An online information webinar to encourage farmers to complete the mandatory quad safety training course will be held on June 25
Agri-Business
No helmet was in use in half of the quad-bike accidents recorded over a six-year period in Ireland, according to a recently published study.
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) manufacturers in Europe have come together to launch a free e-training tool to give users safety information
Video
In the second instalment of Agriland Media’s new series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we discuss using quad bikes safely. The use of quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become increasingly common on farms across Ireland. However, there has been a significant number of farm fatalities and serious injuries involving quads. The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
An extension to the deadline for applications for the new National Farm Safety Measure until Friday, October 27 was announced today
