Farmers in Lives at Risk!

Farmers across the proposed TKUP 400 kV OHL corridor are being asked to accept a design that puts lives at risk.

Here is what you need to know:

Dangerously Low Sag Height
Modern farm machinery, including root harvesters and combines, often exceeds 8m in working mode. The SSEN design does not accommodate these heights, leaving minimal margin for safety.

Legacy vs. New Build
Existing (legacy) 400 kV lines were built decades ago under outdated safety assumptions. New builds must design out risk—yet SSEN are applying the same unsafe clearances.

Flawed SSEN Design
SSEN’s design ignores CDM 2015 and ESQCR obligations to identify land use and remove foreseeable danger. Instead of raising the lines, they have chosen to cut costs.

Responsibility Ignored
SSEN cannot delegate safety to landowners. The law is clear—the designer bears responsibility to eliminate hazards. This duty has not been met.

Fatality is Likely
With a 400 kV line, any contact or flashover is almost certainly fatal. Multiple personnel may be on a single machine when this happens. Survivability is virtually zero.

Exclusion Distance Violated
By law, an absolute exclusion zone must be maintained. SSEN’s design fails to build in the legally required separation.

Conflicting SSEN Statements
SSEN have cited maximum machinery heights ranging from 3.6m to 6.5m—ignoring verified machinery of 8m in common use. These figures were issued by their Head of Land and Head of Asset Management (Engineering), showing internal contradictions.

Legal and regulatory instruction is only as good as its implementation.
SSEN know the risks—but they have failed to design them out.

Do not sign away your rights with a voluntary wayleave agreement.
Your safety, your land, your decision.