Safety warning email from the SSE

[Graham Nash]

The club received this email from the SSE.

 

I'm assuming this isn't of concern to any members, but Im passing it on as requested.  

 

"Ref: Recreational sea angling taking place around the railway bridge at Rockley - Poole Bay Small Boats Angling Club

 

Good evening,

 

Firstly I apologise for the timing of my email in the evening.

 

I write on behalf of SEPD - we have been given this contact as the contact of the Poole Bay Small Boats Angling Club.

 

Simply put, we have had a number of incidents of recreational fishers casting over the 132,000 volt electric lines supported by the pylons/towers.

 

You will appreciate the enormous risk this creates to those individuals and it also puts, carefully engineered supply conductors, and the wider electrical network at risk due to the risk of a fault.

 

We are not aware of the individuals, but a number of call outs have been required to remove fishing line from the electrical lines.

 

We would ask you to make your members aware of the risks they are putting themselves at if they are undertaking the type of casting in question. There is also the electrical network to consider as these lines supply many properties – we do not want anyone to get seriously injured or killed as a result of a simply oversight on personal safety.

 

Thank you for your time on the matter. And happy fishing (hopefully not near the overhead electrical lines).

 

Many thanks

 

Anthony Gordon
Wayleaves/Consents Lead – Regional Assets and Minor Connections
Telephone No - Office: 01738 340847 Mobile: 07767 850474
Email: anthony.gordon@sse.com"