Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria Inc Information

VFBV strongly maintains that the Victorian Country Fire Authority (CFA) as a unique organisation with a predominant volunteer workforce will need to provide adequate skilled resources to support volunteers (as workers) in their environment, by providing or allocating:- Administrative Support- Training and assessment services- Specialist advice- Other targeted support essential to sustain volunteerism and minimise impacts of compliance and dutyVFBV strongly recommends that CFA as a predominant volunteer based ESO will need special consideration to implement the arrangements using a staged and transitional approach so as not to negatively impact on volunteers. VFBV considers CFA volunteers currently give their time freely to train, achieve nationally recognized skills and competencies, respond to fires and incidents and commit to work in close partnerships with their communities. Any requirement of further training and consultative process must be flexible and established with arrangements that suit the volunteer, their families and their primary employer. Elements of modern training and assessment methodologies must be employed to provide dynamic and flexible choices. CFA volunteers have current exemption under the Victorian OH&S Legislation (2007) that permits the conduct of competitive drills and competition events that require ascending ladders and platforms under specific clauses that define these activities as sport or athletics. The CFA has maintained a strong tradition for more than 128 years, the ongoing support for their continuance by specific exemption/exception with both generic and dynamic risk assessment processes being applied and tested is seen as benefiting society and the continued strong support for this practice and skill. VFBV'S State Reference Panel is made up of the following:Frank Zeigler (Chair)VFBV Board MemberHans van Hammond AFSMVFBV PresidentBruce Pickett AFSMVFBV Board MemberTony BrownDistrict 8Greg MurphyDistrict 12Steve GibbsDistrict 7Rohan StevensDistrict 14Steve AtkinsonDistrict 7Robert TaylorDistrict 14Vicki LinakerDistrict 13Alan MontiVFBV Executive OfficerRead 3173 times Last modified on Friday, 01 March 2013 12:43