Spotters registration

Overview

To comply with the No Go Zone requirements a spotter must be used when working inside specified clearances near overhead power lines.

A Spotter is required for each item of plant or equipment operating in the vicinity of overhead electrical lines on any work site.

Registration

For persons to be registered as a spotter with ESV they must provide the Registered Training Organisation with:

• High Risk Licences
• Evidence of units of competency where they exist
• Verification of competency documentation
• Current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) documentation,
• Evidence of training, competency training and experience

For items of plant such as an Elevated Work Platform <11 Metres, or a Vehicle Mounted Crane <10 Tonne / Metres or other plant where there is no formal operating competency, evidence of training, competency and or experience must be demonstrated to obtain a Spotter Certificate.

The RTO will verify what classes spotters will be allowed to spot for.

Once this information is received by the registered training organisation (RTO), a completed Spotters Registration card will be generated by ESV and sent to the applicant’s residential address or work address – depending on the details provided to the RTO.

Registration renewal

For registered spotters seeking to renew their registration and receive an updated registration card:

• Within three months of the expiry date of the spotters registration card the spotter must attend a spotters training course with an RTO, and
• Provide the RTO with all documentation verifying any new competencies achieved and current First Aid and EAR documentation.

Once ESV receives this updated information from the RTO, a new card will be generated by ESV and sent to the person’s residential address or work address – depending on the details provided to ESV by the RTO.

Re-issue of lost or stolen registration card

A completed statutory declaration is required for ESV to re-issue any licence or registration card which is lost, stolen or has not been received.

StatutoryDeclarationForm

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Statutory Declaration

The declaration must clearly state your current address details and the spotter registration number of the card to be reissued (if known).

Send your completed statutory declaration to ESV via email to licensing@energysafe.vic.gov.au.

Competency Classes Applied to Spotter Registration Cards

Competency classes of the spotter are detailed on the front of the spotters registration cards.

The full list of competency classes that can be applied are as follows:

For additional classes to be added to a spotters card. The card holder needs to take the evidence for the addition of a class back to the RTO where they last completed their training. The RTO can then add the class to the spotters registration. A new card with updated classes will be mailed out.

Note: The competency classes listed on the rear of Spotter registration cards is not an exhaustive list and does not contain all of the above competency classes.

Spotter training providers

A number of organisations provide training for spotters in Victoria.

To be eligible to attend a training course, you must satisfy ESV’s general requirements for spotters:

GeneralRequirementsForSpotters-2022-update

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General Requirements to act as a Spotter

Spotters service providers

Do you require the services of a spotter?

Please click on link to see companies that can provide this service.

• List of Spotters service providers:

  Spotters_service_providers_Jan21

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Provide your contact details to ESV and confirm they are for public release, by email to: licensing@energysafe.vic.gov.au