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Who is required to have a fence?

December 17, 2011 by Fencing Specialist  
Filed under Blog

The following are typical area’s that are required to have a fence:

  • facilities with open high-voltage equipment (transformer stations, mast radiators). Transformer stations are usually surrounded with barbed-wire fences. Around mast radiators, wooden fences are used to avoid the problem of eddy currents.
  • railway lines (in the United Kingdom)
  • fixed machinery with dangerous mobile parts (for example at merry go rounds on entertainment parks)
  • explosive factories and quarry stores
  • most industrial plants
  • airfields
  • military areas
  • prisons
  • cosntruction sites
  • zoos and wildlife parks
  • Pastures containing male breeding animals, notably bulls and stallions.
  • open-air areas that charge an entry fee
  • amusement equipment which may pose danger for passers-by
  • domestic swimming and spa pools
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