|
:: New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union News |
Notices to Members
Articles of Interest
Help with reading or
downloading the .pdf files
NZPFU
Members News Services
|
:: NZPFU Members Breaking News txt-msg Alert Service |
Welcome to a truly innovative txt messaging application
which lets us communicate to NZPFU Members through cell phones.
This is quite possibly a technological world first! Breaking NZPFU
News Announcements are sent Anytime, Anywhere, Quickly and Discreetly?
Messages will be sent at both the National scale and Local scale.
What's more this service is totally secure and offers the easiest
way to get an urgent message across to members.
Subscribe here
Local news is listed on each of the Local Homepages, however
they are only as current as the information is that we receive. If
you want to update, add or submit some Local News, please use the
contact us page to contact
the NZPFU Webmaster.
Campaigns
Holidays Act Proceedings
All material relating to the Holidays Act
Proceedings can be found
here on our special
Holidays Act page.
Protective Clothing
An
historical timeline, details on the present situation and full
information (with photos) on boots, helmets and jackets...
Read More
Hours of Work Policy
All material relating to the Hours of Work
Policy, the Auckland Crisis, the Attack on Wellington and
information on the public's safety can now be found
here
on our special
Hours of Work page.
|
:: Review of Fire
Legislation |
A review of New Zealand's Fire
Legislation was announced in March 2004.
The purpose of this review is to
acknowledge the evolving rescue role of the Fire Service and
resolve inconsistencies between urban and rural fire systems.
The Fire Service has a growing role
in assisting at road accidents and in the development of urban
search and rescue capability. It also has new duties under the
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
The planned new single integrated
piece of fire and rescue legislation will replace the existing
Fire Service Act 1975 and the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977. It
is to be developed by the Department of Internal Affairs, in
consultation with Local Government New Zealand, the Fire Service
Commission and government agencies.
The presentation by the Department of
Internal Affairs at the NZPFU National Conference is
viewable online:
|
:: Physical
Competency Assessment (PCA) |
The PCA was developed by a Working Party appointed by the
Chief Executive. The original proposal for a Working Party
arose as part of the settlement of the Collective Employment
Agreement in June 2001. The Working Party included
representation from Fire Service management, the NZ Professional
Firefighters' Union and the NZ Chief & Deputy Chief Fire Officers
Society Inc. The Working Party took specialist legal, medical
and exercise science advice in forming their recommendations to the
Chief Executive.
The Working Party conducted two extensive trials of possible
elements of a PCA before finalising their recommendations.
Over 200 firefighters from Dunedin and Wellington assisted with the
trial and their completion times contributed to developing the
proposed standards.
The Chief Executive has now approved
their recommendations and appointed a small sub-committee to oversee
the implementation of the assessment.
Help with reading or
downloading the .pdf files
NZ &
International Labour News
|
:: New Zealand Labour
News Headlines - Updated 24 Hours a Day |
|
:: Top International
Labour News Headlines - Updated 24 Hours a Day |
|
:: Special ActNOW
Online Campaign Newswire - Updated 24 Hours a Day |
|
:: The Health and Safety NewsWire -
Updated 24 Hours a Day |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
