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MERLIN STEALTH
Installer Notes
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC SECURITY FENCES:
Electric fences shall be installed and operated so that they cause no electrical
hazard to persons, animals or their surroundings.
Electric fence constructions which are likely to lead to the entanglement of
animals or persons shall be avoided.
An electric fence shall not be supplied from two different energizers or from
independent fence circuits of the same energizer.
For any two different electric fences, each supplied from a different energizer
independently timed, the distance between the wires of the two electric fences
shall be at least 2.5m. 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 energizer.
Any part of an electric fence which is installed along a public road or pathway
shall be identified at frequent intervals by prominently placed warning signs
securely fastened to the fence posts or firmly clamped to the fence wires. The
size of the warning signs shall be at least 100mm x 200mm. The background
colour of both sides of the warning plate shall be yellow. The inscription on the
plate shall be black. The warning sign shall typically appear as depicted in Figure
below. The inscription shall be indelible, inscribed on both sides of the warning
plate and have a height of at least 25 mm.
Warning signs shall be placed at
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each gate
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each access point
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intervals not exceeding 10m
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adjacent to each sign relating to chemical hazards for the information
of emergency services.
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