David Foote from Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE was brought in to conduct this course on safe ATV handling.

Recently, Blue Gum Farm employees hit the classroom for a one-day formal training session on the safe operation of two and four wheel (ATV – all terrain vehicle) motorbikes. David Foote from Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE was brought in to conduct this course on safe ATV handling.

With utes and four wheel ATV’s the predominant means of transport around Blue Gum Farm, the course was an opportunity for the BGF crew, irrespective of experience, to improve their riding technique and develop a greater awareness for these ATV’s which need to be handled with caution. Unfortunately for Australia, a number of agriculture industry participants suffer injury/death each year in ATV accidents resulting from unsafe operation of these vehicles. A duty of care to self, others and the environment while operating ATV’s was learned by all on the day. Blue Gum Farm continues to strive for ‘Best Practice’ in the workplace, recognizing that a safer working environment is to everyone’s benefit, and this one-day course was another step in that direction.