Whether you’re working around transmission lines, pad-mount transformers or buried lines – make sure you stay a safe distance.
If your equipment contacts a power line, call 310-2220 immediately and stay inside the vehicle until help arrives.
Minimum Horizontal Clearances:
Use the table below to know your distances to stay safe.
| Items | Overhead Lines (meters/feet) |
Buried Lines (meters/feet) |
Pad-Mounted Transformers (meters/feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel tanks | 7.5m (25 ft) | 1.5m (5ft) | 3m (10ft) |
| Bales, haystacks and feedlots | 15m (50 ft) | 0.6m (2ft) |
6m (20ft) |
| Homes | 15m (50ft) | 0.6m (2ft) | 6m (20ft) |
| Barns, Sheds, Quonsets and Garages | 15m (50ft) | 0.6m (2ft) | 6m (20ft) |
| Granaries | 15m (50ft) | 0.6m (2ft) | 6m (20ft) |
| Water wells | 15m (50ft) | 1.5m (5ft) | 3m (10ft) |
| Antennas | Antenna height + 3m (10ft) |
1.5m (5ft) | 3m (10ft) |
| Solar Panels and Wind Turbines |
5m (16.4ft) |
0.6m (2ft) |
6m (20ft) |
Tips to Make Clearance
- Install yard lights a minimum of 0.3 metres below the lowest voltage service, but never directly beneath the transformer.
- Point grain bin doors away from power lines. Don’t locate bins on both sides of a high-voltage power line.
- Use extreme caution when moving tall equipment around power lines.
- Watch for ground wires and rods to avoid damaging them.
- Report any damage immediately by calling 310-2220.
- To request a FREE line locate or for safe digging information, visit digsafesask.com.
Installing Near Overhead Lines?
Worried that your buildings, storage areas and other installations don’t meet minimum clearances? Apply online or call us at 1-888-757-6937 and we’ll come out and evaluate the circumstances of your installation.
