South Island School Caretakers’
and Property Managers’
School Property
Conference 2016
9.00am-4.00pm, Thursday 30 June 2016
Riccarton Park Function Centre, Christchurch
• Fantastic range of topics • Networking
• Industry insights from the experts
• Personal development opportunities
• Relevant trade displays
Register online now: www.cessl.org.nz
email: wayne@cessl.org.nz fax free: 0800 205 762
phone free: 0800 205 267
Programme of Events
R E G I S T R AT I O N
The Health and Safety at Work Act
2015 – What it Means for your School
8.15am-9.00am
✪ Charles de Lambert
Safe & Sound Solutions
INTRODUCTION
9.00am
Welcome to Delegates and Housekeeping
✪ Wayne Jamieson
Marketing Manager, CES
Paint Your School the Right Way
KEY SPEAKER
✪ Phil Wilkinson
9.00am-9.55am
Master Painter
Kevin Biggar
✪ Extreme Adventurer
If you ever thought that you couldn’t do it then
Kevin is living proof of whatever the mind can
believe, it can achieve. From the comfort of his
couch, Kevin dared to dream and set himself
goals that for most of us would be unimaginable
– from trekking unaided to the South Pole to
enjoying morning tea with Sir Edmund Hilary!
Described as adventurous, determined and
goal-oriented, Kevin’s journey proves that he is
all that and – more! You’ll be amazed at his
inspirational life story and come away believing
that anything is possible.
MORNING TEA
10.00am-10.30am
On 4th April 2016 nelegislation covering health
and safety came into force. Charles will present
an overview of how the new laws will affect
schools and what changes you will need to make
to your existing policies and procedures.
Phil’s presentation will cover:
• Master Painters NZ Association
– who are they?
– what makes MPA different?
– the organisation
– what security does MPA offer?
– specifications;
– inspections;
– member accountability;
• Coatings
– new systems vs old;
– pre-primed coatings
– specialised coatings;
– applicator qualifications & responsibilities;
– dealing with lead-based coatings.
‘Test & Tag’ Appliance Testing
✪ Stuart Taylor
Registered Electrician, Electrain
The Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 requires
electrical equipment to be electrically safe. The
person doing the testing does not need to hold
electrical registration but does need to be
competent. Stuart will provide an introduction to
the legal requirements. Topics will include:
• AS/NZS 3760 In Service Testing – requirements,
processes, test methods and results;
• testing IT equipment;
• appliances classes – Class 1, Class 2, extension
cords, portable RCD’s;
• limits of testing;
• visual testing;
• electrical tests;
• use of a portable appliance test unit (PAT unit).
Note: this is not a qualification session.
Maintaining Synthetic Sports Fields
and Play Areas
✪ Spencer Myer
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute
A synthetic turf pitch can be an asset for winter
play and sports like hockey and tennis.
Sustainable and timely maintenance reduces the
cost and maintains the usable value for a school.
Topics will include:
• what does a synthetic turf site cost to maintain?
• how much should I allow for it in the budget?
• staff versus contractor maintenance;
• spotting faults and potential hazards;
• how much should I set aside for replacement?
• are there outside sources of income for
replacement?
• can we use the facility as an income source
for outside circular hire?
Links Between Learning
and Landscapes
✪ Jill Rice
Landscape Architect, Get Outside Ltd
Jill asks the question, "How can the outdoor
environment of a school best contribute to
children’s learning?” She is a firm believer in the
Reggio Emilia concept that “the environment is
the third teacher”, and she will discuss the notion
that offering children well-designed environments,
and involving them in the design and
management of their own outdoor areas can
inspire and empower all ages and abilities as
learners. Jill will confirm the important role of the
property manager with plenty of examples of
student projects and practical points to consider
when developing a management plan for your
own outdoor environments.
Keep Your School’s Trees
Safe, Sound and Looking Good
✪ Bill Howard
Howard Landscape Artistry
It may seem like a juggling act in a minefield
trying to keep your trees, plants and surfaces
looking good, under control and within budget.
But, follow Bill’s top ten tips and you‘ll keep a
great landscape – and your sanity.
Topics will include:
• general plant selection criteria –
function, ornament, longevity;
• specific plants to avoid;
• maintenance considerations;
• meeting stakeholders’ expectations.
Register online: www.cessl.org.nz fax free: 0800 205 762 phone free: 0800 205 267
B U F F E T LU N C H
Are You Getting the Best from
Your Cleaning Company?
12.30pm-1.30pm
✪ Paul Emery
Total Canterbury Ltd
• Understanding the Cleaning Industry
– trade organisations – BSCNZ;
– training in the industry;
– other groups – SFWU (Union);
– cleaning awards;
– interesting facts and stats;
• Key elements in cleaning contracts
– specifications;
– consumables;
• Understanding service delivery issues
– rubbish removal;
– plant & equipment;
– water;
– hygiene;
• Protect assets with planned maintenance
– carpets, paintwork, hard floors, glass;
– how to improve cleaning outcomes.
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
1.30pm-3.00pm
Getting the Best from your School Boiler
✪ Mecserve
Heating Ventilation Engineers
Topics will include all aspects of maintenance:
• testing;
• repair;
• servicing;
• troubleshooting;
• policies;
• issues
• safety in 2016;
• certification.
School Grounds for All Abilities
✪ Jill Rice
Landscape Architect, Get Outside Ltd
Jill will develop further the idea that school
grounds are a vital learning tool for all children,
including those with special needs. She will
demonstrate how seeing the world through a
child's ‘eyes’ can lead to an exciting and
challenging environment which can be
appreciated with all of the senses, and which
assists greatly with both confidence building and
physical and intellectual development.
Simple and practical suggestions for engaging
students in the outdoors will also be presented.
Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls and Using
Machinery Safely around Schools
✪ Charles de Lambert
Safe & Sound Solutions
Safe and Sound Solutions have been assisting
schools with hazard and risk management for
over 13 years. In this session Charles will present
methods and control options to cover slips, trips
and falls including working at height and the
safe use of plant and machinery in schools.
Building Warrants for Schools
✪ Bruce Hay-Chapman
ARGEST
Bruce will provide up-to-date information and
solutions on building warrants and compliance.
Topics will include: processes, procedures,
inspections and school policies.
Making your School Look Attractive
with Appropriate Planting
Communication Across Cultures
✪ Desirée Williamson
Communication Works
In addition to embracing our bi-cultural heritage,
New Zealand workplaces have the opportunity
to capitalise on the creativity, skills and resources
of our multicultural communities. However, not
everyone shares the same world view and this
difference in perception influences all of our
workplace communication. This session will
introduce tools that will enhance your crosscultural competency in your daily exchanges
with colleagues, students and their caregivers
whose first language is not English.
Topics will include:
• recognise the New Zealand cultural view
in your workplace;
• discover ways in which we ‘signal’ culture
through perception, context, language,
hierarchy and gender;
• discuss practical ways for saving face and
promoting cross-cultural understanding in
your workplace.
✪ Michael Coulter
Coulter’s Nursery
Learn which types of trees, shrubs and plants are
most suitable for planting around schools, how
to maintain and prune plants for best effect, and
how to minimise maintenance of plant borders
for best effect. Michael will also advise which
types of weed control can safely be used around
school grounds. Time will be allocated for your
questions.
CO N C LU S I O N
3.00pm-4.15pm
Prizes drawn, drinks and nibbles
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Speakers’ Profiles
Kevin Biggar
Stuart Taylor
Bill Howard
Bruce Hay-Chapman
✪ Extreme Adventurer
✪ Registered Electrician, Electrain Ltd
✪ Howard Landscape Artistry
Kevin left the corporate world to take part in the
world’s toughest test of endurance – the
trans-Atlantic Rowing race. An unusual choice for
someone who hadn’t rowed before – and who is
prone to sea-sickness. Nevertheless, applying
skills from his business career, Kevin took on the
challenge and transformed himself into a world
record-beating endurance athlete.
Together with his rowing partner he went on to
undertake a much tougher challenge – the firstever unsupported trek from the coast of
Antarctica to the South Pole and back.
Since then, Kevin has been the CEO of a software
start-up and has written/co-written three books.
Stuart has been in the electrical industry for over
50 years. In 2008 he was approved by the
Electrical Workers Registration Board to become
one of their Approved Competency Program
Trainers and set up his own business, Electrain
Ltd, to provide training and consultation services
to the electrical trades.
With his years of experience Stuart has a wealth
of knowledge of Electrical Regulations and
Standards and is often called upon for advice.
Bill Howard has advised on grounds, gardens and
woodlands in UK, Europe and throughout New
Zealand. He established Howard Landscape
Artistry in Christchurch 10 years ago which is
known for beautiful solutions coupled with a
realistic, common sense approach.
✪ General Manager Building & Compliance,
Argest
Spencer Myer
Paul has extensive experience in project
management planning and programming: he
was Project Manager for the $40 million
Clearwater Resort Golf Course and Residential
Subdivision in Christchurch.
Paul has been the Canterbury President of the
cleaning industry’s trade organisation the BSCNZ
since 2014 and is also a member of the BSCNZ
National Council.
Charles de Lambert
✪ Managing Director, Safe & Sound Solutions
Safe and Sound Solutions has been providing
health and safety consultancy, support, auditing
and training to a wide range of industries
including schools over the past 12 years. Charles’
skills and experience will ensure that you receive a
practical and thorough update of the challenging
and changing health and safety aspect for
schools.
Phil Wilkinson
✪ Training and Assessment Manager
Master Painters NZ Association
After 30 years experience in the painting and
decorating Trade Phil understands that when you
employ a painting contractor there is a lot to
think about. Not only does the finished job have
to look great, protect the surfaces being coated
and provide maximum longevity, you need to
ensure your project runs smoothly.
✪ New Zealand Sports Turf Institute
Spencer has worked in the sports turf industry
for over 20 years and specialises in the project
management and quality assessment of
synthetic turf. Spencer has been involved in
installations from India through to Tahiti and has
a vast wealth of experience and practical
knowledge on the subject of synthetic turf.
Jill Rice
✪ Landscape architect, Get Outside Ltd
Jill is well-known for her outdoor educational
environments designed for children. She has
worked with over 300 centres and schools
throughout New Zealand, developing creative,
nature-rich environments to support learning.
Jill’s most recent projects include outdoor
learning environments for the Blind and Low
Vision Education Network’s Homai campus and
the new preschool at the Hearing House in
Greenlane. Several of the spaces she has
designed have been recognised with landscape
industry awards.
Paul Emery
✪ Managing Director,
Total Property Services Canterbury
Mecserve
✪ Heating Ventilation Engineers
Mecserve is a small family-owned and operated
business which specialises in the maintenance,
installation and certification of oil, gas, coal and
wood pallet fuelled boilers. Owners Nigel and
Sara Walsh have maintained a long association
with the Ministry of Education and the Otago
School of Medicine as well as many small
businesses and private residences.
Argest specialise in the testing and certification
of building systems which enable owners to
meet their obligations under the Building Act
Desirée Williamson BA, LTCL, Cert TESOL, ANZSB, Dip Tchg
✪ Corporate Communication Consultant
Desirée is an accredited Belbin Team Roles
facilitator and she enjoys delivering seminars
which help the participants to develop their
team building and customer service skills.
She has lectured in corporate communication at
the School of Business and has extensive
experience teaching English in Japan, Britain and
New Zealand.
Desirée is a presenter at IPENZ, the Canterbury
Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and South
Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and the
University of Canterbury professional
development programmes.
Michael Coulter
✪ Coulter’s Nursery
After graduating from Lincoln College, Michael
worked at Leo Clark’s nursery. He then joined the
Ministry of Works’ where he did garden
maintenance and landscape construction around
schools, the university and government
buildings and grounds.
He has now established his own nursery and is
involved in the Canterbury Horticultural Society
where he runs education programmes, and
judges gardens and shows flowers.
Register online: www.cessl.org.nz fax free: 0800 205 762 phone free: 0800 205 267
Registration Form
South Island School Caretakers’ and Property Managers’
School Property Conference 2016
9.00am-4.15pm, Thursday 30 June 2016
Yes, I would like to attend the South Island School Property Conference
Please decide now which workshop you want to attend and tick the relevant squares.
Bookings are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so although every effort will be made to accommodate your
choice, CES reserve the right to select an alternative.
MORNING SESSIONS (choose one only)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS (choose one only)
Session A
The Health & Safety at Work Act 2015
Session A
Get the Best from Your School’s Boiler
Session B
Paint your School the Right Way
Session B
School-grounds for All Abilities
Session C
Test & Tag: Electrical Appliance Testing
Session C
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
Session D
Maintaining Synthetic Sports fields
Session D
Building Warrants for Schools
Session E
Links Between Learning & Landscapes
Session E
Communication Across Cultures
Session F
Keeping Trees Safe & Looking Good
Session F
Appropriate Planting
Session G
Get the Best from your Cleaning Company
D I E TA RY I N F O R M AT I O N (if applicable)
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I have special dietary requirements (please supply details)
PAYM E N T
Registration fee includes workshops, speakers, morning tea and buffet lunch. $310.00 + GST per person.
Places are strictly limited and final confirmation is subject to availability, so please register early.
Any questions, call free 0800 205 267, or email wayne@cessl.org.nz
C A N C E L L AT I O N P O L I C Y
You may send a substitute in your place. Cancellations received seven days prior to the event will attract a full refund.
Regrettably no refunds can be made for cancellations received after this date.
5 WAYS TO R E G I S T E R
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