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Farm Safety

Start each morning by planning your day’s work. Know what jobs will happen near power lines, and have a plan to keep the assigned workers safe.

  • Keep yourself and equipment 10 feet away from power lines in all directions, at all times.

  •  Use care when raising augers or the bed of a grain truck. It can be difficult to estimate distance and sometimes a power line is closer than it looks. Use a spotter to make certain you stay far away from power lines.

  • Always lower portable augers or elevators to their lowest possible level, under 14 feet, before moving or transporting them. Wind, uneven ground, shifting weight or other conditions can cause you to lose control of equipment and make contact with power lines.

  • Be aware of increased height when loading and transporting larger modern tractors with higher antennas.

  • Never attempt to raise or move a power line to clear a path. If power lines near your property have sagged over time, call your utility to repair them.

  • Don’t use metal poles when breaking up bridged grain inside and around bins.

  • As in any outdoor work, be careful not to raise any equipment such as ladders, poles or rods into power lines. Remember, non-metallic materials such as lumber, tree limbs, tires, ropes, and hay will conduct electricity depending on dampness and dust and dirt contamination.

  • Use qualified electricians for work on drying equipment and other farm electrical systems.

Electrical work around the farm can also pose hazards. Often the need for an electrical repair comes at a time when a farmer has been working long hours and is fatigued. At such times it’s best to step back and wait until you’ve rested. Make sure you have the level of expertise required to do the electrical work, and never hesitate contact a qualified electrician when appropriate. Doing electrical work is also a good time to check your wires because mice and other animals tend to chew at them, leaving the electrical hazard of bare wires that can cause electrical shorts and potentially fatal shocks.

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KEM Electric Cooperative, Inc., with headquarters in Linton, North Dakota, is a distribution cooperative that provides affordable, reliable electrical energy to consumers in the rural areas of four south central counties in North Dakota.  The Cooperative serves rural electric consumers in all of Emmons County, the south half of Kidder County,  the western two-thirds of Logan County and McIntosh County.

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  • Your Cooperative
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Our Employees
    • Career Opportunities
    • About KEM Electric
    • Energy Sources
      • Basin Electric Power Cooperative Generation
      • WAPA Generation
    • Governance & Document Center
    • Your Partners
      • 3C Construction
      • Basin Electric Power Cooperative
      • CoBank
      • Innovative Energy Alliance Cooperative
      • Maintenance Solutions Cooperative
      • Mid-West Electric Consumers Association
      • Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative
      • National Information Solutions Cooperative
      • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
      • National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
      • North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
      • Roughrider Electric Cooperative
      • Slope Electric Cooperative
      • Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
      • USDA Rural Utilities Service
      • West Dakota Utility Services
      • Western Area Power Administration
    • History
  • Your Community
    • Charitable Giving
      • Operation Round Up Grant Application
      • Rural Development Finance Corporation
    • News
      • Current News
      • ND Living Magazine
      • Connections/Quarterly Newsletter
      • Bill Inserts
    • Annual Meeting
    • Cooperative Day
    • Medora Discount
    • Youth and Education
      • Youth Tour
      • Kid Zone
      • Scholarships
  • Your Outage Information
    • Outage Steps
    • Storm Center
    • Power Restoration
  • Your Safety
    • Report Safety Concern
    • Look Up And Live
    • ND One Call
    • Safety Quiz
    • Electrical Safety Checklist
    • Farm Safety
    • Grain Bin Safety
    • Generator Safety
    • Pad-Mounted Transformers
    • Power Line Safety Tips
    • Tree Planting Guidelines