Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annual Station Audit v1

• Station

• Document No.

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel

Category 1 - Operational Polices and Procedures

• 1.1 Are operational policies and procedures up to date and accessible to all operational personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 2 - Operational Personnel

• 2.1 Does the Station have an agreed personnel establishment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.2 Is the current brigade establishment above 90%?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.3 Is the current brigade establishment below 120%?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.4 Does the brigade have sufficient Qualified Officers? (20% of total membership)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.5 Does the brigade have sufficient qualified emergency response drivers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.6 Do personnel have up to date skills, qualifications and certifications for their role?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.7 Are any specialist skills required for the role/profile loaded into OSM or equivalent?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.8 Are there sufficient personnel to provide an effective response?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.9 Are there adequate numbers of personnel ready to progress to the next role?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.10 Are all operational members currently in OSM green status or an equivalent currency status?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 3 - Operational Buildings and Facilities

• 3.1 Is programmed maintenance that effects the operational readiness of the station being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.2 Have faults, defects or other issues with the station operational readiness components been reported?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.3 If there is an operational servicing facility has this been checked to ensure it is in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.4 If there is an operational training facility has this been checked to ensure it is in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.5 Are the station resources secured from theft?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.6 Are all access keys secure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 4 - Operational Communications

• 4.1 Is the station's communication and turnout equipment fully functional?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.2 Is the communication equipment in the station's vehicles fully functional?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.3 Have faults, defects or other issues with communication equipment and/or systems been reported?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 5 - Operational Fleet

• 5.0.1 Are operational personnel trained in operational vehicle driving policy and procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.0.2 Do drivers meet driving hours legal requirements(FL1-4)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.0.3 If this site has a tanker, does it have baffling (refer POP FL6-1 Water tanker policy)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.0 Individual appliance checklist Appliance 1

• 5.1.3 Has vehicle servicing been completed according to NZFS maintenance requirements (FL3-3POP)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4 Have the drivers checks been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.5 Is the appliance inventory checked regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6 Does the equipment on the appliance comply with the relevant Standard Equipment List (FL3-1)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.7 Is equipment stowed correctly (if applicable)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.9 Is the annual registration current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.10 Is the certificate of fitness current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.11 Is the electrical warrant of fitness current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.12 Are the road user kms current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 6 - Operational Planning and Intelligence

• 6.1 Is there Site/Fire plans available to all personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.2 Are Risk/Fire and tactical plans are current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.3 Is there a system for identifying local water supplies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.4 Are local water supplies inspected and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 7 - Operational Equipment

• 7.1.1 Is each appliance carrying the BA equipment required by national policy FL3-1 Standard equipment lists?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.2 Are all breathing apparatus sets located at this location in test?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.3 Is there evidence that each BA set is checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.4 Has medical care equipment been checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.5 Has small motors and any specialised equipment been checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.6 Is hydraulic rescue equipment checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.7 Is each thermal imaging camera checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.1.8 Are Air purifying respirator canisters being checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.0 Is there evidence to show that the following standard tests are conducted on:

• 7.2.1 Miscellaneous equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.2 Electrical equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.3 Lines

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.4 Extinguishers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.5 Ladders

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.6 Level 3 clothing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.7 Level 4 clothing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.8 Portable pump(s)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.9 Main pump(s)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.10 Waterway equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.11 Hose

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.12 Belts, slings, harnesses, stretchers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.13 Wire ropes, chains, hooks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.14 D rings, Karabiners, descenders

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.15 Air bags

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.16 Hydraulic rescue equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.17 Is there a process in place for the reporting of faults and defects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.18 If a station has additional equipment, is it approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.19 Has gas detector bump testing been carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.20 Is station Gas detection equipment annual calibration up-to-date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.21 Water safety kit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.22 Are there high visibility jerkins for each crew member?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2.23 Are there sufficient jerkins to identify IC Fire, Safety and ECO positions on the fire ground?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 7a- Operational Equipment - PPE Uniform

• 7.3.1 Structural firefighting jacket and over trousers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.2 Flash hood

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.3 Structural firefighting gloves

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.4 Structural firefighting boots

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.5 Structural firefighting helmet with correct markings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.6 Wildfire/rescue coverall or a jacket and trousers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.7 Wildfire/rescue gloves

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.8 Wildfire/rescue boots

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.9 Wildfire/rescue helmet (where available), or structural firefighting helmet

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.10 Is there eye and ear protection available for all crew members?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.3.11 Storm jacket and over trousers available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.4.0 Does each Operational Support member have appropriate PPE allocated:

• 7.4.1 Operational support uniform jacket

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.4.2 Operational support over trousers or wildfire/rescue coverall

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.4.3 Wildfire/rescue or structural firefighting helmet with correct markings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.4.4 Wildfire/rescue gloves

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.4.5 Structural firefighting or wildfire/rescue boots / eye and ear protection

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.5.0 General Uniform

• 7.5.1 Are all PPE items in a suitable condition for their intended use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.5.2 Is there evidence that PPE is cleaned after use following correct procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.5.3 Is PPE stored correctly (N2POP)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.5.4 Are quarterly inspections of PPE carried out by the station

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.5.5 Is there a process for reporting faults, defects or other issues with PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 8 - Service Delivery Guidelines

• 8.1 Operational personnel aware of Service Delivery Guidelines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Category 9 - Workplace Safety Audit

Business Planning

• 9.1.1 There is a current Business Plan for the workplace including safety, health & wellbeing objectives relevant to the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.1.2 There is a safety, health & wellbeing noticeboard in the workplace that displays current & relevant information?(i.e SH & W policy, meeting minutes, emergency plan)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Workplace Risk/Hazard Management

• 9.2.1 There is an up-to-date Hazard Register with control decisions, actions proposed and review dates available to personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.2.2 Hazard controls are reviewed as defined or at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.2.3 Hazard registers have been reviewed at least six monthly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.2.4 There is a site Hazardous Substances Register - updated according to the chemicals on the appliances and/or station/workplace? (reviewed at least six monthly)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.2.5 Workplace Safety Inspections are conducted and recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.2.6 Visitor/Contractor entry control procedures are in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.2.7 New and transferred staff have had a safety, health & wellbeing induction to their workplace/station/brigade including the gym? (where applicable)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contractor Management

• 9.3.1 Contractors have been inducted to this workplace? (Local based contractors & at times regional contractors as required/requested)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.3.2 Contractor safety performance for major work is monitored (during and at the completion of the contract)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accident & Near Miss Reporting

• 9.4.1 Accidents and near miss events are entered into the accident or event reporting & investigation kiosk? (AERIK)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Preparedness

• 9.5.1 The Workplace/Station Emergency Plan is prominently displayed and is reviewed annually. (The plan is current at the time of audit)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.5.2 Is there adequate Evacuation Procedure information and signage displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.5.3 At least one trial evacuation per Watch per year has been completed (4 in total) and there is evidence that the trial evacuation result has been recorded and discussed? (These are completed in SMS and results/findings are recorded in the H&S meeting minutes).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.5.4 Volunteer Brigades, National Training Centres, NHQ, Region, Area Offices & Comcens have conducted and minuted six-monthly trial fire evacuations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.5.5 All personnel have access to first aid treatment supplies and equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Health & Safety Meetings / Committees

• 9.6.1 Health & Safety meetings are held at least quarterly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.6.2 Issues requiring escalation at Health & Safety meetings have been addressed or are in the process of being addressed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9.6.3 Management demonstrate involvement in safety, health & wellbeing matters, including items that arise from committee meetings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General Comments