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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) says it can guarantee public safety has not been compromised during a long-running industrial dispute with its non-operational staff.
More than 40 mechanics at the MFB's maintenance workshop at Thornbury have been refusing to modify fire trucks for the last 12 months, as part of a campaign for better pay and conditions.
There are allegations that the action is leaving some stations without fire trucks.
MFB chief officer Shane Wright says the protected nature of the pay dispute is ensuring public safety is never put in jeopardy.
"The requirements are clear through Fair Work. There must be 98 per cent of our operational vehicles available and that allows them to drop down to one truck," he says.
"One truck is not material in terms of the fleet that we have. We have ample vehicles for public safety.
"So if people weren't working on trucks, as soon as we reach the threshold of 98 per cent, those vehicles would be replaced on the front line."
The MFB says that 91 appliances are available at all times and it is normal to move them between stations as needed.
The dispute is between the MFB and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, which represents the mechanics, but the union was not available for comment.
Meanwhile, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) has dismissed claims that it has been slow in rolling out eight new vehicles, including four aerial pumpers.
The CFA has had some of the specialist appliances for a year, while training procedures are being developed to operate them.
The CFA is hoping to have the vehicles on the front line by the end of the year.
Topics: unions, emergency-incidents, melbourne-3000
19 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-19/mfb-says-pay-dispute-is-not-compromising-safety/4269616
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