Important Announcement. We have a new email address - info@safetyspotter.com.au
This is effective immediately, so if you have recorded the old one (or if an email has bounced) please note your records - and resend if necessary. Thanks!
#InfrastructureUpgrade happening in Wellington Street. Is #CleanWater just a #pipedream or is there light at the other end?
Don't risk using an unregistered spotter on your worksite!
THESE ARE THE ESV REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for spotter registration with ESV, a person needs to:
Successfully complete the training course “Workplace spotting for service assets” at a Registered Training Organisation (RTO); and
Hold and maintain First Aid Level 2 (with current CPR).
They also need to have one or more of the following qualifications:
Mobile plant operator’s qualification (e.g. high risk work licence, operator’s ticket or certificate of competency);
Dog man or rigger high risk work licence; or
Successfully complete the Civil Construction Federation training “Assessment for Spotters” for civil construction workers who are not plant operators.
www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/~/media/files/documents/utilities/ohs/ohs-3-april-no-go-zone-spotters-to-...
Great article on life as a crane operator. Take a few minutes to watch the video. You don't want to be afraid of heights. 😮
#respect
Crane operator describes the ups and downs of life at the top
abc.net.au
From nude sunbathers to supersonic fly-bys, Chris Carmody has seen it all from the cab of a crane.Working with MfJ Constructions Victoria on the #LevelCrossingRemoval project in Buckley Street. Another important #InfrastructureProject for #Victoria - completion by early 2019
Another inner-city construction job that's a tight fit and adjacent to some 3-phase bundled power lines. Magnificent 2-storey renovation happening here (Y)
When you're so close - yet still so far. Sometimes painting can be physically demanding. #SafetySpotter #NoGoZone
POTUS has just issued another important new decree over the weekend.
#NotFakeNews
I really do wonder about this one. Being ignorant of regulations is bad enough, but getting warned about the hazards by a #YarraTrams employee and then IGNORING them is just asking for trouble. $24K fine + court costs.
www.worksafenews.com.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=591%3Aconstruction-company-fined-%24...
Does this look close?
Yes; probably because it is. This is a job that required a full power-shutdown on a Sunday to minimize impact on local residents & businesses. Spotter still required to oversee works to prevent contact with the overhead LV & HV conductors and maintain clearance from the switches to underground services (on the pole) which were still live