1. Attaching anything (including signs & flyers) to power poles is illegal.
Power line poles may seem like an inviting place to post a garage sale sign or mount your satellite dish. However, it is not only illegal to do so but such attachments also pose dangerous conditions for utility line workers.
Arkansas State law and National Electric Safety Codes state: no items shall be attached to utility poles without approval from the owner/operator.
Obstacles such as garage sale signs and satellite dishes, nails, pins, and staples make climbing a pole extremely dangerous for utility linemen, especially during emergencies. During ice storms or other major outages obstacles make restoring power more difficult for crews.
2. If you decide to set your own post, you must call Arkansas “One Call” (Dial 811) before digging.
Part of Arkansas Valley Electric’s mission is to provide safe electricity. That goes for our members and our employees. We need your cooperation to provide our line workers with a safe work environment. If you see other safety hazards related to your cooperative’s system, please call us at 800-468-2176.
Note: Utility companies are allowed to post identification tags on their own poles.
Resource: [[[National Electric Safety Code]]]
National Electric Safety Code page (see paragraphs 4 and 5).
https://www.avecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nesc_attachment_document.pdf
