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Instructions for installation and connection of electric
fences in Australia, as required under AS60335.2.76
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AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS REQUIRE-
MENTS - AS60335.2.76
This material is copyright of the International Electrical Commission (IEC).
9.1 DEFINITIONS
Connecting lead
an electric conductor, used to con-
nect 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 fence
a barrier which includes one or
more electric conductors, insulated
from earth, to which electric pulses
are applied by an
energiser
9.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC FENCES
1. Electric animal fences
shall be installed and operated so that they
cause no electrical hazard to persons, animals or their surroundings.
2. Electric animal fence
constructions which are likely to lead to the en-
tanglement of animals or persons shall be avoided.
3. An
electric animal fence
shall not be supplied from two different
en
-
ergisers
or from independent fence circuits of the same energiser. For
any two separate
electric animal fences
, each supplied from a sepa-
rate
energiser
independently timed, the distance between the wires of
the two
electric animal fences
shall be at least 2 m. If this gap is to be
closed, this shall be affected by means of electrically non-conductive
material or an isolated metal barrier.
4. Barbed wire or razor wire shall not be electrified by an
energiser
.
5. Any part of an
electric animal fence
that is installed along a public road
