Ela Langford Email & Phone Number

Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Auckland Nz

Ela goes about her daily life by providing fire safety training and evacuation procedure advice in the specialist and complex area of health, disability, age and childcare facilities. She is dedicated to inform and equip people in evacuating safely in the event of fire. Committed to sharing her technical and legislative expert knowledge in a practical applicable manner. She helps health care providers and their staff to engage in best practice in relations to fire safety and achieve compliance. Her interactive fire evacuation procedure training covers and stresses the need to understand passive and active fire protection systems installed in the building in relation to the occupancy, use of fire fighting equipment and the human factor influencing evacuations in the event of a fire. Throughout New Zealand and since 2009 she enjoys the privilege of serving a diverse cliental.Clients include: hospitals, schools, childcare centers, age care providers, university, disability & mental health trusts, hospice, accommodation buildings, shopping malls, hotels and commercial building owners. Amongst her many involvements within the industry (but not exclusive, present and past) are:➢ Chair of the Evacuation Consultant special interest group ➢ Council Member of FPANZ➢ Leading the review and rewrite of the Code of Practice (COP draft) for the Evacuation Consultant and continuing to lobby to set industry standard for good practice➢ Assist MBIE and FPANZ in survey rollout of nationwide questioner to gather industry feedback in order to achieve greater legislative framework alliance➢ Working group expert adviser to MBIE in the current Fire Review (legislative alignment)➢ Conference speaker at the national Fire NZ Conference➢ Author of industry related topics for NZ Fire Magazine and monthly FPANZ News Letter publication➢ Presenter of relevant industry related issues in industry related forums ➢ Expert adviser to industry related training providers.

New Zealand

StepUp™ was founded in 2003 by Ela Langford. I have enjoyed a long professional career as a counsellor in private practice, and bring more than 10+ years experience and postgraduate training to the StepUp program. The test is based on the scientific proven group and action modality, originated by J.L. Moreno in 1921 and independently assessed and validated to identify personal strengths and growth opportunities within the work environment. StepUp is a professional, evidence and strengths based positive psychology coaching tool, designed to evaluate and identify talent and development opportunities in the context of work. This tool promotes the understanding of a person(s) function in its inter-relationship and work setting.People that use our tools to:Improve performance- achieve better resultsNavigate personal and organisational changeLearn, enhance and teach emotional intelligenceStrengthen leadership capacity

GHD LTD, Throughout New Zealand Title Senior Passive Fire TechnicianResponsibilities:Engagement with various Clients, Architects, Engineers, for New Builds and Fit-out Works and Project support, passive fire design & advice, and specification, building inspection, construction monitoring and defect reports for internal and external stakeholder throughout NZ.

GHD LTD, Throughout New Zealand Title Passive Fire Technician2021 - Current Responsibilities:Engagement with various Clients, Architects, Engineers for New Builds and Fit-out Works Project support, passive fire design & advice, and specification, building inspection, construction monitoring and defect reports for internal and external stakeholder

Southland,Canterbury Canterbury Region

Key responsibilities in this corporate position: conduct fire safety and security training for the CDHB's 9500 staff, design and implementation of training modules, fire evacuation plans/procedures and trial evacuation drills, Evacuation Chair training and the support of the day to day operational aspects in the area of Fire for the whole of the District Health Board Canterbury. My role includes tasks such as site inspections of the hospital at large, owned and leased CDHB buildings. In this I liaise with all relevant internal and external stakeholders, compile, correlate and advise on fire relevant matters, features/equipments and evacuation procedures/ training for new and existing buildings. This also includes attending fire incident briefings and emergency strategy planning meeting. My achievement for the CDHB: completion of an internal audit in relation to the fire safety systems and practice in the context of the Fire Safety and Building Regulations 2006, Fire Service Act 1975 and the Building Act building and compliance/code(s) on one of the larger CDHB hospital site. Personal ongoing professional development: CIMS (Coordinated Incident Management System in health) , comprehensive First Aid Course and the Trainer Certificate for the Evacuation Chair Training.Member of professional special evacuation consultant interest group, attendance of conference events and professional technical trainings and full professional membership in the Fire Protection Association as a Fire Evacuation Consultant.On completion of my project with the CDHB I choose to return to my family in Auckland and continue in my role as a CEO of Aware Ltd., providing Fire Safety Training and Fire Evacuation Advice & Support

Auckland

In my capacity as a Fire Evacuation Consultant for Active Fire Consultant Ltd I attended to all aspects of the fire safety training needs, fire evacuation practices and administration undertaken by the company for its clients. During the past four years I have furthered my capacity to plan, design, and implement evacuation schemes for groups such as aged-care, childcare facilities, high schools, university buildings, commercial premises, and accommodation buildings, all in accordance with the NZ Fire Safety and Evacuation of Buildings Regulations 2006.In my role I regularly attended work development training with Fire Protection Association NZ that has comprised of both regular technical sessions and annual fire industry conferences and other industry related training organisations.

Postgraduate Training, Psychodrama, Integrative Gestalt,

Activities and Societies: Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association Inc.Ela has enjoyed a long professional career as a counselor.

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