Storm Response Course.

This is a 2 day theory and practical course.

Units covered:

17600 Explain safe work practices for working at heights.

19359 Inspect and maintain height safety equipment.

23694 Undertakestormdamage operations in a CDEM emergency.

Important Reminders

COURSE REQUIREMENT: To deliver chainsaw training at your site, an appropriate open space is required for
the practical components, along with suitable material to cut. Please provide enough wood for approximately 15-
20 cuts per trainee (around 2 metres per person). Wood posts are acceptable; however, we prefer tree lengths
with a minimum diameter of 150 mm. If using firewood, additional lengths may be required per trainee.

COURSE CONSIDERATION: Vertical Horizonz will have a chainsaw and a full set of chainsaw equipment.
However, we recommend learners bring their own chainsaw and PPE for use during training. All equipment
must be compliant. Steel-capped boots are required for each trainee.

ENTRY CRITERIA:
Attendees must be aged 15 years or older to participate in this course (as per WorkSafe requirements).
The course requires a level of fitness to demonstrate competency for the skill being trained.
Arrival Time
It is important to be on time, ideally arriving 15 mins before the course starts. Late arrivals may be refused admission.
Food
Lunch is not provided on our courses (unless previously arranged with VHNZ).
Clothing and Footwear Requirements
Please ensure you wear appropriate attire and closed?toe footwear when attending courses at any VHNZ Training
Centre, including for theory?based courses. Some external worksites and training venues may also require closed
footwear or specific attire. Any additional attire or PPE requirements for specific practical courses will be listed in your
course confirmation email.
Course Content and Learning Support
Our courses can include both practical and theory components. A suitable level of reading, writing, and an
understanding of spoken and written English is required. Please contact us before your course if you have any
concerns or additional needs. We usually need 14 days’ notice to explore support options, but we understand this isn’t
always possible and will do our best to help regardless.

Certificates
Your electronic certificate will be emailed to you within 10 business days from the date of successful course completion.
If you need urgent evidence of completion before your certificate arrives, please contact the VHNZ team to request this.

Operation Vaianu.

Pre tasking planning.

Team of 2 sent to collect raft from Rescue 3 in Tikitere

Quarterly NZRT Training Meeting.

Teams meeting with all RT's training staff

• Quick 5 min update from each team (1 hour, 20mins)
• Steering Group updates (5min)
• Working Group updates (5min)
• Any other general business

Quarterly NZRT Leaders Meeting.

Teams meeting with all RT's Managers, TL's and DTL's

• Quick 5 min update from each team (1 hour, 20mins)
• Steering Group updates (5min)
• Working Group updates (5min)
• Any other general business

US 7332 Control the movement of people and vehicles at a specified location during a civil defence emergency

• Establish the legal authority for establishing a cordon.
• Cordon an area to restrict public and vehicle access.
• Establish a checkpoint to manage the flow of people and vehicles into and out of a cordoned area.

Deployed to assisst TCC with cruise ship passengers to be directed down Salisbury Ave and not to go down The Mall.

Continued taskings of check on Waitoa Road, Kaiate Falls Road, Rocky Cutting Road, Reid Road and Te Puke Quarry Road.

All findings were reported into the GECC.

Deployment details are for crowd cordons down the Mount.

0630 hrs till 1030hrs passenger control at Salisbury Ave and The Mall.

Task was to diect passengers down Salisbury Ave and not down The Mall.

1030 hrs till 1130hrs Quick Capture of the outer cordons for TCC records.

1130 hrs to 1630 hrs back to hanger for lunch and rearranging of personal gear, refuelling of all 3 Utes.

Rope/Height software and hardware gear all layed out and explained and demonstrated from anchors to lowering and raising, stretcher set up and the arizona vortex.

Lead: Shaun

Support: Jon