Look Up & Live
Touching or getting close to a high-voltage powerline can cause serious personal injury, property damage and even death. Remember to be aware of power lines, and Look Up and Live.
Minimise the risk
Our overhead, high-voltage power lines can be found along corridors of privately and publicly-owned land, and extend across some 200,000 square kilometres of South Australia. If you have power lines on your property or operate heavy vehicles, cranes, farm machinery, light aircraft and recreational vessels that could connect with these lines, it is important that you are familiar with essential safety precautions.
Quick tips
Staying safe when working and operating near overhead powerlines
Minimum distance
A minimum distance must be maintained from a powerline, to lessen the risk of an electric shock. Never guess what the minimum distance needs to be.
Know the voltage
The voltage of the powerline affects how close to them you can work. Generally, the higher the voltage, the more minimum distance required.
Check the weather
The safe minimum distance may need to be increased in such conditions. Keep this in mind when working near power lines on hot or windy days.
Check out your site
Always be aware of the location and clearance requirements of the powerlines where you are working. Take special care when working on an unfamiliar site or at night.
Check new equipment
If you get a new piece of equipment, it may be bigger than your previous one. Remember to check the minimum distance that must be maintained before you begin using new equipment around power lines.
Emergency & Outages
Experiencing an emergency or outage? We’ve provided a list of resources to help put you in touch with the right contacts.
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