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• In electric animal fences intended for deterring birds from
roos ng on buildings, no electric fence wire shall be connected
to the energizer earth electrode. A warning sign shall be
fi
ed
to every point where persons may gain ready access to the
conductors.
• Fence wiring should be installed well away from any telephone or
telegraph line or radio aerial.
• Where an electric animal fence crosses a public pathway, a non-
electri
fi
ed gate shall be incorporated in the electric animal fence
at that point or a crossing by means of s les shall be provided.
At any such crossing, the adjacent electri
fi
ed wires shall carry
warning signs (G602).
• Any part of an electric animal fence that is installed along a public
road or pathway shall be iden
fi
ed by electric fence warning signs
(G6020) at regular intervals that are securely fastened to the
fence posts or
fi
rmly clamped to the fence wires.
• The size of the warning sign shall be at least 100mm x 200mm.
• The background colour of both sides of the warning sign shall
be yellow. The inscrip on on the sign shall be black and shall be
either:
• the substance of “CAUTION: Electric Animal Fence” or,
• the symbol shown:
• The
inscrip on shall be indelible,
inscribed on both sides of the warning
sign and have a height of at least 25mm.
• Ensure that all mains operated, ancillary
equipment connected to the electric
animal fence circuit provides a degree of
isola on between the fence circuit and
the supply mains equivalent to that provided by the energizer.
• Protec on from the weather shall be provided for the ancillary
equipment unless this equipment is cer
fi
ed by the manufacturer
as being suitable for use outdoors, and is of a type with a
minimum degree of protec on IPX4.
This energizer complies with interna onal safety regula ons and is
manufactured to interna onal standards.
Gallagher reserves the right to make changes without no ce to any
product speci
fi
ca on to improve reliability, func on or design. E &
OE.
The author thanks the Interna onal Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for
permission to reproduce Informa on from its Interna onal Publica on 60335-
2-76. All such extracts are copyright of IEC, Geneva, Switzerland. All rights
reserved. Further informa on on the IEC is available from www.iec.ch. IEC
has no responsibility for the placement and context in which the extracts and
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the other content or accuracy therein.
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