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Electrical safety on the farm
The top three electrical safety risks on Queensland farms are contact with overhead powerlines, unsafe electrical equipment and not having safety switches installed.Contact your electricity distributor for advice on: electrical safety, clearly marking power poles and their supporting stay wires on your property to avoid accidental damage, ensuring private power poles on your property are maintained in good condition. Read More...
Working Near Overhead Powerlines
Between 2011 and 2016, workers on farms represented two out of five work-related electrocutions due to contact with overhead powerlines, with one of these fatalities involving crop spraying booms/pipes. Working near powerlines can be fatal. Touching them or straying into the exclusion zone around them can result in a serious electric shock. Read More...
Electrical Safety on Queensland Farms
From 2016 to 2019, five people have lost their lives in electrical incidents on Queensland farms. Research also shows that nearly 50 per cent of Queensland hospital admissions for electrical related injuries come from outer regional or remote locations. Read More...
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