SPOA to issue updates in free handbook

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has reviewed and updated its conditions of hire for all equipment, and has published the relevant information in a free handbook.
According to John Kerr, SPOA immediate past president, the new conditions reflect changes in legislation and the development of new working practices. "Although our conditions are based on Scottish law, the new terms are now very similar to the rest of the UK," he said.
With an increase in consumers hiring plant for their own projects, SPOA has introduced a special set of conditions.
"We've separated consumer and business-to-business conditions," Kerr said. "There was a need for this as more people are hiring small plant for landscaping their gardens and they need to be advised on training and health and safety matters."
Kerr said the SPOA conditions now better reflect its membership, which includes dealers, contractors, agricultural workers, and plant and tool hirers.