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 registration as a Spotter with Energy Safe Victoria you must provide the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) 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
- 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 which classes Spotters will be allowed to spot for.
Once this information is received by the RTO, a completed Spotter's Registration card will be generated by Eneregy Safe 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 Spotter's registration card, the Spotter must attend a Spotter's 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 Eneregy Safe receives this updated information from the RTO, a new card will be generated by Eneregy Safe and sent to the person’s residential address or work address (depending on the details provided to Eneregy Safe by the RTO).
Reissue of lost or stolen registration cards
A completed Statutory Declaration is required for Eneregy Safe to reissue any licence or registration card which is lost, stolen or has not been received.
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 Eneregy Safe by email to licensing@energysafe.vic.gov.au
Competency classes applied to Spotter registration cards
The competency classes of Spotters are detailed on the front of the Spotter's registration cards.
Notes:
- The list of competency classes on the rear of Spotter registration cards is not an exhaustive list, and does not contain all of the competency classes.
- For additional classes to be added to a Spotter's 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 Spotter's registration. A new card with updated classes will be mailed out.
The full list of competency classes that can be applied are listed here:
Competency Class | Competency Class Code |
---|---|
Advanced Rigging (1) | RA |
Backhoe | LB |
Basic Rigging (1) | RB |
Concrete Placing Booms | PB |
Crane Chaser | CC |
Cranes – Bridge & Gantry | CB |
Cranes – Derrick | CD |
Cranes – Mobile Slewing (Open/Over 100 Tonnes) | CO |
Cranes – Mobile Slewing (up to 100 Tonnes) | C1 |
Cranes – Mobile Slewing (up to 20 Tonnes) | C2 |
Cranes – Mobile Slewing (up to 60 Tonnes) | C6 |
Cranes – Non Slewing | CN |
Cranes – Portal Boom | CP |
Cranes – Tower | CT |
Dogging (1) | DG |
Drilling Rig | DR |
Elevating Work Platform (Less than 11 Metres) | WP<11m |
Elevating Work Platform (Greater than 11 Metres) | WP>11 |
Excavator | LE |
Forestry Equipment | FE |
Forklift Trucks | LF |
Front End Loader | LL |
Intermediate Rigging (1) | RI |
Road Profiler | RP |
Skid Steer loader | LS |
Telescopic material Handlers less than 3 tonne | TMH |
Tipping Trucks | TT |
Vacuum Excavator | VE |
Vehicle Loading Cranes (greater than 10metre/tonnes) | CV>10m/t |
Vehicle Loading Cranes (less than 10metre/tonnes) | CV<10m/t |
(1) A person with a Dogman or Rigger class on their Spotter's registration card may act as a Spotter for any type of plant (without holding a ticket or demonstrating competence and experience for that item of plant).
Spotter training providers
A number of organisations provide training for Spotters in Victoria.
To be eligible to attend a training course, you must satisfy Energy Safe’s general requirements for Spotters:
Spotter service providers
John Carr Spotters Australia 225 Point Cook Rd Point Cook VIC 3030 Mobile: 0418 399 710 Fax: 03 8353 1456 Email: rayc@spottersau.com.au | Trevor Bourne Construct Spotting Services Mentone VIC 3194 Mobile: 0434 922 395 Email: trevor1010b@gmail.com |
Geoff Flemming QSS Management Blackrock VIC 3193 Mobile: 0419 415 925 | Eberhard Rabich SafetySpotter Melbourne VIC 3000 Ph: 03 9018 9797 Mobile: 0408 351 436 Email: info@safetyspotter.com.au |
Darren Wilson Spotters R Us Hawthorn VIC 3122 Mobile: 0468 455 545 | JP Cellier STA Traffic Management Solutions Yarraville VIC 3013 Mobile: 0418 808 809 Telephone: 03 9687 4044 |
David Phillips Energy Safe Spotter Sunbury VIC 3429 Mobile: 0425 717 359 Email: dave007phillips@yahoo.com.au | Julie Van Ryswyk Spotter for all Machinery South Melbourne VIC 3205 Mobile: 0410 646 080 Email: jfb22@bigpond.net.au |
Nicholas Gillies Civil Connections: Spotters, VEDN Contractors & Auditors Williamstown North VIC 3016 Mobile: 0498 101 345 Email: nick@civilconnections.com.au | Alex Karakostov Statewide Electrical Spotters Epping VIC 3076 Mobile: 0431 728 493 |
Werner Dittrich Melbourne Electrical Spotters North Sunshine VIC 3020 Mobile: 0459 348 565 Email: werneris@hotmail.com | Mark Twentyman Trades Workforce Solutions Level 1/ 174 Fairbairn Rd Phone: 0438 029 350 or 1800 764 893 Email: mbookings@tradeswfs.com |
Note: This is a referral service only. Energy Safe Victoria does not endorse or have commercial arrangements with these providers.
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