Two damaged goalpost incidents

Scottish Woodlands Toolbox Talk

Overhead powerline protecting goalposts damaged twice in the last month.

Goalposts are set up as a highly visible warning reminder:

• that an overhead power line is crossing the road,
• that there has been a safe maximum vehicle height set by the Network Operator,
• that any vehicle which is higher than the top of the goalpost is at risk of either
  • directly contacting the overhead power line
  • being close enough to the power line that the electricity will ‘arc’, that is - jump across the air gap, to the vehicle or machine without direct contact.

Every goalpost crossing point will have ‘danger of death’ warning signage, showing the maximum safe vehicle height/the height the goalposts have been set at. This will vary for each crossing point.