TASMANIA'S power distribution company and an agricultural safety group have launched a new campaign, to remind primary producers to be aware of the dangers posed by overhead powerlines.
TasNetworks - which manages the state's electricity transmission and distribution networks - has joined with Proactive Agricultural Safety and Support (PASS) to again warn of the dangers of not looking out for powerlines.
"The Look Up, Look Out awareness campaign seeks to educate customers about the dangers of overhead powerlines and how they can avoid serious injury or even death when they go about their day to day activities," Mr Balcombe said.
"Awareness of the dangers of overhead powerlines is growing but every year we still have near misses."
TasNetworks has partnered with PASS to launch the Look Up, Look Out campaign.
PASS was formed in 2007 to provide information to farmers and to stimulate safe practices on Tasmanian farms.
"Farmers, contractors and their service providers are highly skilled professionals and a scarce commodity," PASS chair Anne Taylor said.
"We can't afford to lose them to foreseeable or preventable accidents.
"Between the year 2002 and 2007 there were four fatalities on farms in Northern Tasmania involving overhead powerlines - this was four too many."
Members of the public are urged to report unsafe irrigation practices, fallen powerlines or any other dangerous situations to TasNetworks' 24-hour emergency Fault Centre number, 13 2004.
"Look Up, Look Out targets customers who own and operate irrigation equipment, operate excavators and those in the farming community," Mr Balcombe said.
"It's everyone's responsibility to be safe around electricity.
"Objects don't even need to touch power lines to cause a shock or even death.
The Look Up, Look Out campaign began this week and will run through to February 2015.