Electrical Safety

Electrical Safety on Farm Get an electrician or qualified test & tagger to test and tag all of your electrical equipment and power cords. This should be done at varying times depending on the device and its location, but at least get it done every 12 months In some states, you can do an Electrical […]
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What is an RCD? Do we need one?

An RCD, or Residual Current Device, essentially shuts off the electricity much quicker than a standard circuit when it detects a fault. The speed at which it does this can be the difference between a person surviving an electric shock or not. An RCD is also known as a Safety Switch. Do we need an […]
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Power lines on Farm
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Many of our modern ag machines are exceeding what is considered 'the safe clearance distance' under power lines. Example of the powerline maps you can download here Safe Clearance Distances as per the Electricity Regulations 2012:TABLE 3: Clearance distance between load being transported and aerial lines Voltage […]
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