AfrikaBurn 2024: 29 April to 5 May

AfrikaBurn Generator Policy

Guidelines for generators:

You’re having the perfect evening, music is not too loud, vibes in the camp site are great, when suddenly your neighbour fires up his earth-shatteringly noisy generator. Generator noise pollution can be more disturbing and intrusive than a loud sound system.

Let’s all agree to some guidelines to make our camping experience better.

Guidelines:

Generator hours for Theme Camps and Artworks can’t be regulated, but we ask that you be as considerate as possible to your neighbours.

  • Consider environmentally friendly energy solutions, such as solar and lower wattage appliances.
  • Make sure your generator is serviced for maximum efficiency.
  • Build a sound and fire-resistant baffle for your generator. Baffles can reduce the noise of your generator tremendously.
Generator hours for campsites 11am – 4pm.
  • Cables and leads are a trip hazard, ensure all cables and leads are handled in a safe way.
  • If you’re in a campsite and you want to run a sound system it should be battery operated. Sound systems in camping areas should be shut off after 11pm. A 12 volt battery will be ample.
  • Consider investing in a blimped or silent generator or solar panels and batteries.
  • There is a limit to how much fuel and gas you can have on your campsite.
Mandatory switch off times: 7am – 11am Monday – Thursday (this includes generators unless it’s critical to your Theme Camp operations).

Secondary Containment – Generators and Fuel Storage tips:

Secondary Containment is preventing, controlling or mitigating accidental fuel spillages in storage, transport and refuelling of diesel or petrol.

  • Afrikaburn is a Leave No Trace event – we use best practice proactive measures of containment for generators and fuel.
  • Generators must have a secondary containment system for generators and jerrycans/fuel storage.
  • Protect the dust from leaks and refuelling spillages by placing your large generator on barriers such as cardboard or plywood.
  • Protect the dust by placing your small generator in camp basins or tarps.
  • All stored fuel containers require secondary containment large enough to total sum of all the fuel in the jerry cans in case of container leaks.
  • Secondary Containment storage mitigates accidental knocking over of jerrycans/fuel storage.
  • Use Secondary Containment when refuelling to prevent accidentally fuel spill contamination.
  • Do not run a generator inside or directly next to tents and structures where people work or sleep.
  • Do not overfill your generator.
  • Spill kit, spades, tarps. Report spillages.

Email [email protected] for any LNT questions suggestions).

Email [email protected] if you’re keen to get involved on the Sound Committee or
as a Sound Ranger (or just have ideas & suggestions).

Click here to access our Sound Policy.