Previously the maximum rebate available was $500.

It has also doubled from $250 to $500 its rebate for fitting roll-over protection to existing quad bikes.

The government’s Quad Bike Safety Improvement Program, introduced last July, gives farmers access to a one-off rebate to buy helmets, undertake training, retrofit safety equipment to existing quad bikes, and/or buy a safer side-by-side farm vehicle.

From today farmers who own more than one quad bike will also be eligible to apply for as many as two rebates.

A new, 12-minute, online quad bike safety presentation (www.safework.nsw.gov.au) is also online.

To qualify for the rebates, farmers are required to complete an online course, do a quad bike safety course, or interact with a SafeWork NSW officer.

A government spokesperson said interaction with a SafeWork NSW might be as simple as a short conversation at a field day.

“We understand farming is a tough and demanding business, and it can be difficult for property owners to drop everything to attend a training day or meet with a SafeWork inspector,” Mr Kean said.

“While these options will still be offered, this online teaching tool will allow farmers to access quad bike safety advice at a time that is most convenient to them and, more importantly, give them easier access to the rebates that might save their lives.”

Rebates under the quad bike program are administered by NSW Farmers.