I had a look at the fence this morning, and it would be very easy for a toddler to put their hands through.
H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:30 AM Subject: [obsnw] Re: Electric Fencing at Spirit Sister Productions > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Andrew Fife<[email protected]> wrote: >> Report it to the Dept of Manpower. They authored the regulations for >> electric fences. See here : http://www.falconfence.co.za/Legal.htm >> > > > mmmmm not so fast...... > > I have checked out that link and it does not seem to be complete but > it makes no mention of a height restriction. > > They also have pictures of installations showing the exact same thing > as is being installed at Wesley Road and indeed that has been > installed in that new palisade fencing at the old University Document > Management Systems building. > > According to this website - cats can sense electric fences, dogs and > kids soon learn by experience. Adults should know better! > > The electric strands are behind the palisade fence so to get shocked > you have to be sticking your hands through the fence. Since palisade > fencing can be quite sharp in its own right there is no reason why you > should be doing that. > > What you will have to do is get a complete copy of the act. I tried on > www.polity.org.za but they only seems to have acts from 1993. > > So it would seem this is legitimate and standard practice. Valkenberg > hospital has a fully electrified fence around its complete perimeter > and I am sure they would have complied with any legislation. > > Trev > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.20/2251 - Release Date: 07/20/09 18:29:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
