In a bid to reduce the number of farm machinery incidents, reflective markers have been developed to help protect SA farmers during late-night seeding.
In the form of yellow corner cube delineators, the reflectors are designed to be installed on Stobie poles, to improve visibility and reduce the likelihood of incidents.
There are about 20 incidents each year where farm machinery hit Stobie poles and power lines, resulting in an outage, and damage to both our assets and the farming equipment.
The initiative arose following direct feedback from customers and landowners approached us with concerns about the visibility of Stobie poles while operating farm machinery on their properties and wanted a simple solution to increase safety while working near our infrastructure.
Following this feedback, and in collaboration with Safe Work SA and Grain Producers SA, SA Power Networks developed a simple approach to improve the visibility of Stobie poles, and thereby reduce the likelihood of incidents involving farm equipment.
As part of a trial, reflective markers have been made available to landowners, free of charge.
Feedback from the trial so far has been overwhelmingly positive with considerable interest from landowners across the state.
To pick up your free reflectors, contact us on 13 12 61 to arrange collection from your nearest SA Power Networks depot.
Find out more around Stobie pole safety and making them more visible through the use of reflectors.
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