Gordon has carried out F&ST’s first distance learning session.  From Timaru, using Microsoft Team, he trained a group in Auckland (the first of several such groups) in handling consumer commodities. 

A truck loaded with consumer commodities.

Fire & Safety Training have been sponsoring The Rock’s ‘Takeaway Tuesday’ where hardworking folk in local businesses are surprised by several boxes of tempting pizzas. Here’s some of the staff at Total Automotive and Bleeker & Weith who’ve enjoyed the treat recently.

Under Alert level 2 we are offering our full range of training.

We can assure our clients all appropriate health and safety measures, and full compliance with the NZ Government requirements are in place. 

Our health and safety policy for working during this time can be found here. 

Full and refresher training courses are available, with class numbers limited to enable social distancing.  

We are back travelling to client sites to train workplace groups. 

F&ST has been working on updating gas detectors to comply with the recent changes to the workplace exposure standards (WES) released by WorkSafe NZ in December 2019 (edition 11). 

Changes include the following:

• Hydrogen Sulphide 
  WES-TWA changed to 5 ppm
  WES-STEL changed to 10 ppm
• Sulphur Dioxide
  WES-TWA removed
  WES-STEL 0.25 ppm

Last month we trained an enthusiastic team of recruits to Silver Fern Farm’s Emergency Response Team. They will be an asset to their company.  Check out our facebook page for more images and details.

Live fire fighting a recent recruits course for SFF’s Emergency Response Team.

Gas suit testing today.  This one passed.

This orange man is a gas suit that’s just passed its annual test. Good to go now.

Great day for EWP training in Timaru last week.

Ali, our  North Island Manager with the beautiful Korowai presented by the Ahuriri Maori Wardens.  They will add their beauty and dignity to the entrance to our Napier campus.

Ali, our North Island Manager with donated Korowai.

F&ST Timaru’s revamped climbing structure for practical height training is now in action – and it’s great.  Trainers and trainees are loving the multiple options for realistic height scenarios.  And the view from the top is amazing (if you have your harness on)!

Practical scenarios for US 23229

Nathan and Ian have been in Sydney this week updating their skills and trying out new technology for safe rope access work.

Congratulations to the eight  Oceana Gold Emergency Response Team members who completed the annual Sky Tower challenge in Auckland on Saturday.  Andy Prescott was first in the masters category with an impressive time of 11:05.  Two others came in 5th and 6th in their respective categories.  F&ST was proud to sponsor them.

Our four breathing apparatus (BA) technicians were all re-certified following an intensive two day course run on out site by Kevin McCoomb from Scott Safety, Australia.   They also completed cylinder valve servicing and testing.  This training is required every three years to ensure the guys are up  to date with aspects of maintaining and servicing BA sets and cylinders. We sell and service a number of sets.   For details, check out our sales page.

The boys have been testing out a powered ascender – easy to operate and comes with a remote control.  They loved it.  See them in action on our Facebook page.

No, it’s an Industrial Emergency Response Team celebrating after successfully completing their hot fire training this month.

We’ve run our first course for unit standard 12310, Extinguish small fires on-board a vessel.  A small group of Coast Guards and Commercial Fishers attended and taught us a lot!

The Tarapunga which sank out of Nelson, 2014. Photo RNZ