This is for people who carry dangerous goods for hire or reward, or carry more than the minimum amount of dangerous goods for their own business or ‘Tools of Trade’. This is Unit standard 16718 and is also ‘D’ on your License Endorsement
This is for people who carry dangerous goods for hire or reward, or carry more than the minimum amount of dangerous goods for their own business or ‘Tools of Trade’. This is Unit standard 16718 and is also ‘D’ on your License Endorsement
Candidates attend a one-day training and assessment day. There you will have to complete a comprehensive assessment and, if successful, gain the certificate necessary to have your license endorsed.
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.
This course is designed to train drivers, loaders and Dangerous Goods handlers how to transport and handle hazardous and Dangerous Goods legally and safely.
Dangerous Goods Endorsement course is offered by Mainland Driving School Ltd. Mainland Driving School is focused on providing our customers with solutions for their transport training and licensing needs.
These knowledge and skills are also relevant to people working in the road transport industry such as loaders handling Dangerous Goods.
By being the holder of a Dangerous Goods Endorsement, you will be able to transport Dangerous Goods for payment. The Dangerous Goods Endorsement includes a day of theory training in class. Participants will complete unit standard 16718 which will also be registered on the NZQA framework.
If you're transporting dangerous or hazardous goods, you need a dangerous goods endorsement on your driver licence. Dangerous goods include substances and articles that have explosive, flammable, toxic, infectious or corrosive properties.They also include containers that have held dangerous goods.
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