FARMERS are being urged to ‘Look out, look up’ as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) aims to raise safety awareness when working near overhead power lines and poles.
SSEN wants to highlight the possible dangers faced by the agricultural industry as farmers and contractors approach the busiest months of their year, and is sharing practical advice with the farming community to help them avoid incidents and accidents related to power supplies.
Last year, SSEN recorded more than 780 incidents on agricultural land across its infrastructure where third parties came into contact with poles, overhead lines and cables, cutting off local electricity supplies and having the potential to cause serious injury, or worse.