Are rollbars mandatory on ATVs and quadbikes

According to ‘Quad bikes on farms: A handbook for workplaces’ 

For employers and self-employed persons this is a legal duty under the OHS Regulations. Your options are to eliminate the task, use an alternate vehicle or fit an OPD to your quad bike. There are very few circumstances where there would be no risk of rollover. Open in full screen

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3.3 Fitting rollover protection on quadbikes

On 1 March 2016, WorkSafe announced a revised approach to quad bike risk control. WorkSafe now accepts the fitment of an operator protective device (OPD) to a quad bike as one way of controlling the risk to operators in the event of a rollover.

An OPD is also known as a rollover protective device(RPD) or a crush protection device (CPD). It is a suitably designed and tested attachment fitted to a quad bike. It is designed to help protect riders from being crushed or trapped if a quad bike rolls over.

If there is a likelihood that your quad bike could overturn then the risk of this happening should be reduced, so far as is reasonably practicable. For employers and self-employed persons this is a legal duty under the OHS Regulations. Your options are to eliminate the task, use an alternate vehicle or fit an OPD to your quad bike. There are very few circumstances where there would be no risk of rollover.

An OPD should always be fitted and used in accordance with the OPD manufacturer’s instructions.
If you do not have the skills to fit the device yourself, seek the assistance of a suitably qualified person, such as a motor mechanic or engineer, to ensure that it is correctly fitted in accordance with the OPD
manufacturer’s instructions