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    Look Up, It's Live!

    Look Up, It's Live!

    Every year in the UK people are sadly killed and many more seriously injured when their vehicle, agricultural equipment or fishing rod comes into contact or too close to overhead power lines.

    Our free information and safety packs can help you to stay safe, and know what to do in an emergency.

    Advice for farmers

    Advice for farmers

    Our safety brochure provides information and advice, endorsed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), about working safely near to, or underneath, overhead power lines.

    Overhead power line safety

    Overhead power line safety

    Our Overhead Power Line Safety presentation supports agricultural students and colleges and those working in agricultural settings. The pack contains advice, videos, and legal requirements when working near overhead power lines.

    Angling safety

    Angling safety

    Going fishing? We've hooked up with the Angling Trust to make sure your next catch isn't deadly.

    Read our partnership Look Up It's Live! safety leaflet to stay safe and prevent your fishing equipment from coming into contact, or too close, with overhead power lines. 

    Tipper truck safety

    Tipper truck safety

    We've partnered with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to help drivers of large haulage vehicles, tippers, and plant to avoid our electricity network. 'Look Up It's Live' and read our safety leaflet to keep safe.

    Underground cable safety

    Underground cable safety

    Our Careful Around Cables - Underground Safety pack provides free health and safety advice to help you avoid our underground electricity cables. Use our free SafeDig application to locate electricity cables.

'Look Up, It's Live'. If you accidentally hit an overhead power line, stay safe and stay inside. Call 105. If there's a fire, jump clear.

  • Tractors and agricultural equipment
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Tractors and agricultural equipment Large vehicles, tipper trucks and plant Advice for farmers Angling safety Overhead power line safety Underground cable safety

Tractors and agricultural equipment

Anyone driving agricultural vehicles or operating power plant near overhead power lines should be extra vigilant of power lines which can carry voltages of up to 132,000 volts. 

Download our 'Look Up It's Live' tractor and agricultural safety leaflet to learn more.

Large vehicles, tipper trucks and plant

We've partnered with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to help educate drivers of large vehicles or plant to be extra vigilant of overhead power lines which can carry voltages of up to 132,000 volts.

Learn more. Download our truck safety leaflet.

Advice for farmers

Good management, planning and consultation with interested parties before and during any work close to overhead lines will reduce the risk of accidents.

Download our 'Working together with agriculture to save lives' brochure for more information.

Angling safety

Wooden poles carry voltages of up to 132,000 volts. Look Up It's Live! Avoid fishing near power lines and make sure your next catch isn't deadly.

We've hooked up with the Angling Trust to tackle fishing safety. Download our partnership Look Up It's Live! Angling Safety leaflet to read more.

Overhead power line safety

Our Overhead Power Line Safety presentation pack is aimed at agricultural students and colleges and is designed to help keep you and your colleagues safe.

It includes advice on how to prevent overhead power line accidents, removing the risk, and the legislation and legal requirements when working near to overhead power lines.

Underground cable safety

Our Careful Around Cables - Underground Safety Pack provides information and advice to help keep you safe and away from underground cables.

It is important you keep up-to-date with health and safety practices and know the dangers of working near live electricity cables. Use our free SafeDig application to locate electricity cables.

Download the free pack.

Request a free safety pack

- Contains copies of our safety advice leaflets, a cab sticker and an air freshener, and potentially lifesaving advice on what to do if you come into contact or too close to power lines.

Request a safety pack
PAGES THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU...

Additional information about staying safe near the electricity network can be found here.

Video: S.H.O.C.K safety advice
Video: Agriculture - Overhead lines safety
Video: Road Haulage - The Accident
Safety Advice & Video: Think before you dig
Video: Powering safety for future generations
Resources: Safety education for youngsters
Narrated Safety Presentation: Resource for KS2 teachers
Overhead Power Line Safety Presentation (agricultural students/colleges)
Tractor safety leaflet
Truck safety leaflet - in partnership with the Road Haulage Association (RHA)
Working together with agriculture to save lives brochure
Angling safety leaflet
Careful Around Cables - Underground Safety

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