Safety Considerations; Definition Of Special Terms; Requirements For Electric Animal Fences - stafix M 0.5 Manual Del Usuario

Keep herds of animals separated
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Ration feed
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Note: Use more wires for smaller animals and wild
animals. Politape should be used when greater visibility
is required (e.g. horses).
An example of a temporary fence is shown below.

Safety Considerations

Definition of special terms

Electric fence energiser – An appliance that is
intended to periodically deliver voltage impulses to a
fence connected to it.
Fence – A barrier for animals or for the purpose of
security, comprising one or more conductors such as
metal wires, rods or rails.
Electric fence – A barrier which includes one or more
electric conductors, insulated from earth, to which
electric pulses are applied by an energiser.
Fence circuit – All conductive parts or components
within an energiser that are connected or are intended
to be connected, galvanically, to the output terminals.
Earth electrode – Metal structure that is driven into
the ground near an energiser and connected electrically
to the output Earth terminal of the energiser, and that
is independent of other earthing arrangements.
Connecting lead – An electric conductor, used to
connect the energiser to the electric fence or the earth
electrode.
Electric animal fence – An electric fence used to
contain animals within or exclude animals from a
particular area.
Electric security fence – A fence used for security
purposes which comprises an electric fence and a
physical barrier electrically isolated from the electric
fence.
Physical barrier – A barrier not less than 1.5 m (5')
high intended to prevent inadvertent contact with the
pulsed conductors of the electric fence. Physical barriers
are typically constructed from vertical sheeting, rigid
vertical bars, rigid mesh, rods or chainwire mesh.
Public access area – Any area where persons are
protected from inadvertent contact with pulsed
conductors by a physical barrier.
Pulsed conductors – Conductors which are subjected
to high voltage pulses by the energiser.
Secure area – The side of an electric security fence
where a person may come into contact with the electric
fence, without the protection of a physical barrier.

Requirements for electric animal fences

Electric animal fences and their ancillary equipment
shall be installed, operated and maintained in a manner
that minimises danger to persons, animals or their
surroundings.
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 energisers or from independent fence circuits
of the same energiser.
For any two separate electric animal fences, each
supplied from a separate energiser independently
timed, the distance between the wires of the two
electric animal fences shall be at least 2 m (7'). 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
energiser.
A non-electrified fence incorporating barbed wire or
razor wire may be used to support one or more offset
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 150 mm (6")
from the vertical plane of the non-electrified wires. The
barbed wire and razor wire shall be earthed at regular
intervals.
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