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PART TWO - Safety
This is a most interesting brochure because it collates and voices the
increasing public and Governmental concern for lawnmower safety -
with a Draft Code ...the Draft Australian Standard Safety Specifications
for Power Lawn Mowers. 1968 is the year Australian lawnmower makers
finally addressed the tragic accidents involving power lawnmowers.

For Victa, this meant a safety cut-out switch on the carby, and the abandonment
of the removable side- edging-flap. The Victa lost its vestiges as a ... 'toe-cutter'.
Victa introduced its 'Safety Seal':-




TO BE CONTINUED ...