21/07/2021
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Action
Ensure all response personnel read this Alert. Situation
Do not handle this substance which is found in old first aid kits and is typically yellow. Ensure the building where the substance is found is isolated and evacuated. Notify New Zealand Defence Force ordnance disposal via NZ Police.
31/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Our current stock of ImpactPro gas detectors are coming due for their 6-monthly service.
01/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Action
All operational personnel are to:
inspect their Level 2 gloves for wear and tear
check the fit of their gloves using the PPE Inspection and maintenance guide
complete SMS Task: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Quarterly Check.
08/12/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Urgently check the circlip fasteners on the pawl arrester device on the AS aluminium trussed 10.5 & 14m (464) rescue ladders as detailed below.
04/09/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
This notice is to provide a reminder around preparing landing zones, and raising awareness around potential hazards, including fixed or unsecured objects that could become dislodged due to pressure from rotor wash.If you experience a near miss or accident from rotor wash, enter the event into Safe@Work
21/08/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Action
Remove any in-line valves used for airbags that are not fitted with a relief valve and return them to your Region Equipment Coordinator. Note that the new Sava relief/shut-off valves are fitted with a bleed valve that must be closed when the airbag is inflated.
10/08/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
ActionCorrect procedure must be followed when returning contaminated garments to TotalCare for cleaning, repair or replacement. This National Safety Notice replaces National Notice 023/2016. Situation
The correct procedure when returning contaminated garments to TotalCare is detailed in the Uniform and PPE Equipment Manual N2 TM.
30/10/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Check all standpipes. If any are found to have welded barrels they are to be removed immediately from service and the Region Equipment Coordinator is to be contacted for a replacement.
23/10/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Continue to make sure cleansing wipes are on all trucks for personal decontamination on the incident ground.
26/09/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Ensure all personnel take care when operating appliance bay doors.