South Africa's new safety standards for electric fences

[Daniel Puchert]

Big changes for electric fences in South Africa

South Africa’s latest prescribed safety standard for electric fences has set new requirements for material quality, warning signage, installation, and maintenance.

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) published the new safety requirements in June last year. However, they were not widely publicised, and many people missed the fact that new rules for electric fences had been implemented.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Oh dear, we can't have those pesky fences killing the criminals. They got more rights than the victims.

 

[Gordon_R]

Our block's fence was upgraded to electrical compliance last year. But signs every 10m? We have a 300m perimeter...

 

[Crowley]

I say they should remove all the signs. If it looks like a electrical fence, don't touch it.

 

[IamNoone]

I say they should remove all the signs. If it looks like a electrical fence, don't touch it.

Exactly. If you want to criminal you should know that fences bite. If you don't, you are a dumb criminal and will be told as soon as you touch it.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Exactly. If you want to criminal you should know that fences bite. If you don't, you are a dumb criminal and will be told as soon as you touch it.

These laws are there to protect the criminals. Because like the old story of the dude who kept a bottle of brandy in his Golf, that was laced with cyanide, as an anti-theft device...

 

[Nephew_]

Again they cannot focus on real issues, instead trying to implement 1st world standards by a sh1thole government

 

[r00igev@@r]

Insurance companies are milking us dry.

 

[supersunbird]

Oh dear, we can't have those pesky fences killing the criminals. They got more rights than the victims.

So you guarantee only criminals will touch there deadly fences?

 

[R4ziel]

South Africans kissing electric fences goodbye in Massive update to regulations

 

[Botha22]

Again they cannot focus on real issues, instead trying to implement 1st world standards by a sh1thole government

It is possible to tackle various issues in parallel. Alternatively send SABS the priority list of "real issues" and the order in which you want them tackled.

 

[PaulGherkin]

So you guarantee only criminals will touch there deadly fences?

No this BS set of laws have come about because of a few racist people who constructed electric fences that were lethal. Hence my comment about the old urban legend of the dude with his poisonous Ricky Louw in the cubbyhole.

Same reason why there were pedestrian warning signs in the N1 highway in JHB.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

South Africans kissing electric fences goodbye in Massive update to regulations

Good News for Electric Fence Owners....

 

[PaulGherkin]

Good News for Electric Fence Owners....

Massive changes for Electric Fence Owners

 

[Petec]

The signs should say, "Kom in boetie."

 

[supersunbird]

No this BS set of laws have come about because of a few racist people who constructed electric fences that were lethal. Hence my comment about the old urban legend of the dude with his poisonous Ricky Louw in the cubbyhole.

Same reason why there were pedestrian warning signs in the N1 highway in JHB.

Can't think I have seen any pedestrian warning signs in the N1 highway in JHB... I'll look closer when driving it Saturday*.

*Not going all the way to Grasmere plaza if that is where it is

 

[Rickster]

Does it say signage needs to be in a certain language? If not, I would make warning signs in some Asian language.

 

[ProfA]

What happens when a criminal is shocked by a fence with no signage? Fckall because Africa. So just carry on as usual.

 

[RedViking]

South Africans kissing electric fences goodbye in Massive update to regulations

Electric fences , a blow to property owners.

 

[Neuk_]

I am going to check with my FIL about upping the voltage of ours to make sure it works. I'll put a sign up of course...