Publication information:
If you require the services of a spotter, contact an authorised organisation.
Where a spotter is to be used, the contractor must ensure they are properly inducted into all site safety procedures including the relevant Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS).
The spotter must remain at the task for the entire time the earthmoving equipment is required to operate in accordance with the SWMS. The spotter may only observe for one item of operating earthmoving equipment at any time.
The spotter must also carefully position themselves so they can monitor the distance between the equipment and the lines, and must provide an early and effective warning to the earthmoving equipment operator of any potential encroachment on the No Go Zone.
Spotters for overhead electrical lines shall have completed an endorsed spotter training course by a registered training provider and be competent in the following areas:
- the design envelopes for the equipment/plant being used
- the operation and uses of the equipment/plant being used
- the hazards posed by overhead electrical assets.
Transmission overhead powerlines
Transmission overhead powerlines range in voltage from 132kV up to 500kV. They are installed on towers or steel poles.
“No Go Zones” for towers
- Work outside 10m from overhead power lines no specific requirements are established other than those described in established regulation, primarily the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007.
- Work between 10m and 8m from an overhead power line, a registered spotter is required. This is known as the Spotter Zone.
- Work within 8m from an overhead power line, permission from the relevant network operator is required.
Publication download:
Post navigation
