The Office of Industrial Relations is investigating the introduction of work health and safety regulations to improve the safety of workers and others when operating quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles (SSV) at a workplace. This includes mandating:
- helmet use
- no kids on adult quad bikes and SSVs
- certain passenger restrictions for some vehicles
- seat belts for some SSVs (where they have been installed).
As a longer-term objective, feedback is also sought on the introduction of training requirements.
The private use of quad bikes and SSVs outside of a workplace is not captured within the scope of this proposal.
More information is contained in the Quad Bikes and Side-by-Side Vehicles safety – Proposed Work Health and Safety regulations discussion paper:
