The New Zealand Fire Service Sample Clauses

The New Zealand Fire Service and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union shall establish a joint project team of up to four representatives from each party which shall hold its first meeting by 30 April 2012, to develop and agree solutions that enable the more flexible deployment of relieving staff, including additional relieving staff that will be employed to reduce the high level of overtime required to maintain staffing levels. The parties acknowledge that the New Zealand Fire Service has already undertaken a significant level of analysis in relation to absence trends and patterns, staffing levels necessary to reduce overtime and the work patterns that would be needed to enable additional relieving staff to be deployed effectively, and this work can be used by the project team to develop alternative options to those already proposed by the New Zealand Fire Service. The working party will identify options to facilitate relieving workers having a reasonable number of weekends off duty. The working party will monitor the number of instances where relieving workers are rostered to work shifts where there is no absence to fill and address the balance of relieving workers to ensure this does not occur on more than two occasions per relieving worker per year.

The New Zealand Fire Service considers that often the best method to achieve compliance with SNZ PAS 4509:2008 is through the installation of a home sprinkler system in accordance with Fire Systems for Houses SNZ 4517:2010, in each new dwelling. Given that the proposed dwelling(s) is(are) are approximately Xkm from the nearest New Zealand Fire Service Fire Station (OR OTHER REASON) the response times of the New Zealand Fire Service in an emergency situation may be constrained. It is strongly encouraged that a home sprinkler system be installed in the(each) new dwelling(s)” In recognition of Lakes Environmental Ltd imposing the condition and advice note NZFS will only submit on a notified subdivision or land use consent application if the application has unusual characteristics which have implications for NZFS and the standard condition is not appropriate or acceptable. If such applications are received, Lakes Environmental Ltd will identify the NZFS as a potentially affected party and serve notice of the application upon the NZFS. Otherwise, the NZFS will not be considered an affected party. The agreement has benefits for both parties and will result in a more efficient resource consent process. In addition to the above, we recommend the brochure “A Fire-fighter in every room: A home owners guide to Home Sprinklers” be made available at both Lakes Environmental Ltd and Queenstown Lakes District Council offices. We propose that the agreement in respect of the condition and advice note be reviewed in 1 year by both parties in order to determine whether the condition is still functioning satisfactorily. Can you please confirm in writing that the above agreement is acceptable. Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this letter, please contact the undersigned, or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx of the NZFS (03 467 7579) Yours sincerely Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Planner on behalf of Beca Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx Ltd