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Banning Spare Aerial Appliance Until Further Notice
January 23, 2006Effective immediately the operational use of the SEV aerial appliance FBY.112 located in South 4 is banned until safety concerns have been addressed.
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118l Inspections By Station Commanders
January 20, 2006A minority of Station Commanders who hold the 118L ticket for fire safety inspections are being told by some Departmental senior managers that they must use this ticket as part of their duties as a Station Commander.
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Gas Detectors
January 20, 2006Apparently members are being encouraged to stow gas detectors on their pumps after station training has been completed. It’s the old adage “give’m an inch and they’ll take a mile”. Training in gas detectors is permitted but their installation on […]
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T-shirts
January 20, 2006The Union has been asked to clarify when and where members may wear t-shirts following In-orders 2005/27, ‘Wearing uniforms and personal protective equipment’.
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January Update
January 6, 2006Inside this notice: Workers compensation retained Public holiday mishap Reminder – Safety Officer Checklist Do you ever get the feeling you are being watched… Video surveillance on the fire ground Who’s responsible for the meals Operational Debriefs
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Staffing Of Appliance At Jointly-staffed Stations And More
December 23, 2005Inside this issue: Staffing and checking of appliances at jointly-staffed stations Retained availability “not an issue” Refreshment and meals Union calendars Christmas/New Year shutdown
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Christmas Day Recalls
December 22, 2005The Department has approached the Union about problems in getting sufficient numbers of members making themselves available for recall on Christmas Day. The most pressing problem appears to be covering expected shortages of Station Officers on that day.
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Staffing And Checking Of Appliances At Jointly-staffed Stations
December 21, 2005In August 2001 the Union issued a notice instructing Permanent members to check/maintain/wash only their station’s pumper or aerial pumper (as the case may be), and for the rostered driver for that shift to claim and be paid the (then) […]
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New Web Page Launched
December 14, 2005The Union launched a new web page at the recent Sydney AGM and, quite rightly, we’re pretty proud of its look, functionality and content.
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