Chemical Handling and Hazardous Substances

Fire & Safety Training Ltd (F&ST) was established in 1998 by Gordon Ireland to provide quality, practical compliance training to industry.  Gordon remains the Managing Director and although the business has grown and now employs eight trainers across the Timaru and Napier sites.

Our Mission

Fire and Safety Training Ltd provides high quality training and professional services to support health and safety compliance in the workplace and wider community.

What do we do

Fire and Safety Training Ltd has been providing compliance training to suit specific industry needs since 1998.  Our trainers are specialists with sound industry experience.  Purpose built practical training facilities and offices are located in Timaru and Napier. 

We travel to most paces in New Zealand to deliver courses on-site.  Our courses are all NZQA approved and can be tailored to your specific needs.  We also provide a range of specialist services to support industry.

Courses

Courses include  working at height training, confined spaces and gas detection, hazard identification, rescue team training, dangerous goods license endorsement,  breathing apparatus, fire extinguisher and evacuation warden training, handling hazardous substances and health and safety representative courses.

Our Trainers

Our trainers are all from industry backgrounds with extensive experience.  Courses are lively: our trainers engage course participants with a blend of the required theory and hands-on realistic practical experience. 

Feedback from all the courses we deliver is positive. Typical comments include: ‘very well explained’; ‘fun and informative’; and ‘eye opening to things I didn’t realise or think about’. Our extensive knowledge and experience in this sector ensures all our courses are based on current industry best practice.