User manual

9
Requirements for electric
animal fences
Electric animal fences and their
ancillary equipment shall be installed,
operated and maintained in a manner
that minimizes danger to persons,
animals or their surroundings.
Warning! Avoid contacting electric
fence wires especially with the
head, neck or torso. Do not climb
over, through or under a multi-wire
electric fence. Use a gate or a
specially designed crossing point.
This energizer is not intended for use
by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the energizer by a
person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with the
energizer.
Electric animal fence constructions that
are likely to lead to the entanglement
of animals or persons shall be avoided.
An electric animal fence shall not be
supplied from two separate energizers
or from independent fence circuits of
the same energizer.
For any two separate electric animal
fences, each supplied from a separate
energizer independently timed, the
distance between the wires of the two
electric animal fences shall be at least
8’2” (2.5 m). If this gap is to be
closed, this shall be effected by means
of electrically non-conductive material
or an isolated metal barrier.
Barbed wire or razor wire shall not be
electrified by an energizer.
A non-electrified fence incorporating
barbed wire or razor wire may be used
to support one or more off-set
electrified wires of an electric animal
fence. The supporting devices for the
electrified wires shall be constructed so
as to ensure that these wires are
positioned at a minimum distance of
6” (150 mm) from the vertical plane of
the non-electrified wires. The barbed
wire and razor wire shall be grounded
at regular intervals. Go to
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regarding grounding.
A distance of at least 33’ (10 m) shall
be maintained between the energizer
ground electrode and any other
grounding system connected parts
such as the power supply system
protective ground or the
telecommunication system ground.
Connecting leads that are run inside
buildings shall be effectively insulated
from the grounded structural parts of
the building. This may be achieved by
using insulated high voltage cable.
Connecting leads that are run
underground shall be run in conduit of
insulating material or else insulated
high voltage cable shall be used. Care
must be taken to avoid damage to the
connecting leads due to the effects of
animal hooves or vehicle wheels
sinking into the ground.
Connecting leads shall not be installed
in the same conduit as mains supply
wiring, communication cables or data
cables.
Connecting leads and electric animal
fence wires shall not cross above
overhead power or communication
lines.