Prevent emergency action and power outages by scheduling annual tree inspections near your powerlines. Covering all of Gisborne Tairāwhiti our qualified power line team can ensure your safety.
Work around powerlines, whether the lines are in a forest or in front of your home, needs to have real specialists on the job, and no one is more specialised than Arborcare Tree Company.
A tree is your responsibility if you own the land it is growing on. Under the regulations, trees must be kept clear of power lines.
Trees close to power lines are a safety hazard, with the potential for causing injury or death by electrocution.
Cutting or trimming trees near power lines can cause serious injury or death by electrocution and must ONLY be carried out by approved tree contractors, like Arborcare Tree Company, who are certified and have the correct equipment.
It is illegal to work within 4 metres or two tree lengths of powerlines without being qualified. Whether the lines are in a forest or in front of your home, you will need to hire a professional to service your trees. Our whole team of arborists are qualified and Firstlight Network certified. You could not be in better hands having the right equipment and expertise is paramount to ArborCare Tree Company to ensure your safety and that of our team.
ArborCare Tree Company is fully Firstlight Network approved, so they know what to do, when to do it and, most importantly, what not to do under any circumstances.
ArborCare Tree Company is very proud of its fleet of top line equipment to ensure the highest level of professionalism and safety. Our equipment is regularly serviced and cleaned to ensure the safety of all.
A tree is your responsibility if you own the land it is growing on. Under the regulations, trees must be kept 4m clear of high voltage over head powerlines. Visit the Firstlight Network site for a full illustration and table of powerline guidelines.
Electricity network companies and tree owners must both comply with their obligations under the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003. If you are a tree owner who is given notice to cut or trim a tree, and you fail to do so, or you fail to advise Firstlight Network of the time of the cut or trim, you could be fined up to $10,000 plus $500 a day.
You could also be liable for costs in outages and repair of power lines if damage has been caused by your trees.
Trees close to power lines are a safety hazard, with the potential for causing injury or death by electrocution.
Trees near power lines are also a major cause of power outages.
Overgrown trees also prevent our powerline crews from repairing valuable equipment quickly and can delay the process of restoring power to get power supply back up and running.
Arborcare Tree Company; Great day yesterday, no issues, no damage. The staff worked very well without incident and finished before 3:30 allowing power to be restored and generation to start.
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