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FARMSAFE NEW ZEALAND
MEDIA RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL Midday 03 November 2010
Today FarmSafe
Chairman Charlie Pedersen said “it is great to see
Minister of Labour, Kate Wilkinson, championing an effort to
improve the safety on farms and for farming
families.”
“For ten years now the Agricultural Health and Safety Council helped by Federated Farmers and FarmSafe, have been leading efforts to improve the safe use of ATV’s on our farms,” Charlie Pedersen said. He added, “that the development of the ATV guidelines was the first major step forward.”
The ATV guidelines were developed and launched by the Agricultural Health and Safety Council 9 years ago and have become the foundation for improving ATV safety on farms. “It is heartening to see the Minister of Labour emphasing some key elements of the guidelines” Charlie Pedersen said.
Early next year FarmSafe will launch an ATV Licence for farm users. This licence will verify riders ability and skill, to operate an ATV on New Zealand farms. “ We hope the licence along with Kate Wilkinson’s efforts will further improve the safe use of ATV’s on our farms,” Charlie Pedersen concluded.
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