{"id":5017,"date":"2021-05-31T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sayfc.org\/murray-takes-the-reigns-2\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:42:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T14:42:49","slug":"giving-farmers-a-heads-up-near-powerlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sayfc.org\/giving-farmers-a-heads-up-near-powerlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving farmers a heads up near powerlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>New campaign gives farmers the heads up to stay safe near power lines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As farmers begin harvesting their crops over the coming weeks and months, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is urging everyone across the farming community to stay safe when working near overhead power lines and poles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the past year, SSEN has seen a reduction in the number of incidents on farms and fields across its network area in the north of Scotland, with 448 callouts compared to 505 the year before.<\/p>\n<p>These reported incidents on agricultural land were the result of third-parties coming in to contact with the distribution operator\u2019s poles, overhead lines and cables, resulting in local electricity supplies being disrupted and potentially causing serious injury, or worse, to those involved.<\/p>\n<p>This year, SSEN carried out a research project with farmers operating across arable and livestock farms to explore safety behaviours, media habits, understanding of SSEN\u2019s annual campaign and the dangers associated with overhead lines.<\/p>\n<p>In response, following feedback provided during 15 hours of in-depth interviews, the network operator has launched a new safety campaign including direct \u2018farmer-to-farmer\u2019 advice and clear instructions to follow in an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>SSEN\u2019s new campaign, which launched this week, uses radio and online messaging in addition to the following guidance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>\u2018Look out, look up!\u2019<\/strong><\/span> before you start work in any areas where electricity lines are present.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>Risk assess<\/strong><\/span> and be aware of the height of machinery that will be in use near lines and ensure there\u2019s plenty of clearance \u2013 remember that electricity can \u2018jump\u2019 if an object comes near enough.<\/li>\n<li>If you do come in to contact with an overhead line or cable, if it\u2019s safe to do so, <span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>stay in your cab<\/strong><\/span> or vehicle and try to avoid touching anything metal within it.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>Call 105 immediately<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 this is the UK-wide single emergency number for power companies and is the quickest way to put you through to the correct network operator.<\/li>\n<li>If the situation is too dangerous to stay put, for example, if the machinery is affected by fire, it\u2019s advised that you <span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>leap out<\/strong><\/span> of the vehicle <span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>as high and as far as you can<\/strong><\/span> to avoid touching any part of the machinery or electricity network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ian Crawley, SSEN\u2019s Network Operational Safety Manager, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDirectly informed by the real-life insights and experience of the farming community, our new campaign gives farmers, their staff and contractors a quick heads up to stay safe while working in the fields this year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBefore you head out on the farm, check the power lines above you. This is a small step that could make all the difference to staying safe and accident-free. If you do come in to contact with an overhead line or wooden electricity pole, stay in the cab if it\u2019s safe to do so and call our teams immediately on 105.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThankfully, we\u2019ve seen a reduction in the number of incidents across our network areas this past year, but every incident is one too many. While the agricultural landscape, and the farm machinery used on it, changes throughout the year, our vital safety message remains the same \u2013 look out, look up and look after yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SSEN is encouraging farmers and agricultural workers with any concerns relating to electrical infrastructure on their land to report this by sending a photograph directly to SSEN\u2019s teams via the Power Track App, available to download on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/power-track\/id587346620?mt=8\">App Store<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.sse.powertrack\">Google Play Store.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like further information on staying safe when working near power lines, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssen.co.uk\/farm-safety\/\">ssen.co.uk\/farm-safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5019&#8243; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murray Stephen of Turriff &amp; District Young Farmers took the reigns as the Regional Chairman for 2021-22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[357],"tags":[],"venue":[],"class_list":["post-5017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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