National Grid issue safety plea of ‘look out, look up’ to farmers

This Farm Safety Week (22 – 26 July), farmers across the country are being urged to ‘look out, look up’, and stay safe around electrical equipment to avoid the risk of accidents.
Every year, National Grid Electricity Distribution – the electricity operator for the Midlands, South West and South Wales – is called to incidents in which farm vehicles have collided with overhead power lines. It is estimated that at least one agricultural accident involving overhead lin