Lock It Down
LOCK IT DOWN
Staff Training and Procedures
Services We offer
The Full lockdown package
Our Full Lockdown Package is a specialised course comprising a 2.5-hour training session. This focuses on safety and lockdown education, providing practical scenario training with advice and suggestions tailored to your business or school. This session provides an opportunity to obtain a wider range of skills and knowledge from our experts to keep you and the community as safe as possible. We help guide you to build lockdown protocols and procedures, including Ministry documentation, that are effective and up to date with the latest advancements, trends, and emergency response procedures. This package also includes one lockdown drill with feedback to ensure your procedures become muscle memory!
“Skills and drills”
Our “skills and drills” package offers a unique opportunity to put your lockdown skills to the test! This package is designed to be a test drive, we create scenarios and situations that trigger a lockdown, putting your protocols into practice with constructive feedback from our experts. We request a 6 week period from the school in which it would be suitable for a drill to occur. We aim to make this drill a surprise to everyone to ensure all protocols are tested in a variety of ways. This is highly recommended as a follow on from our full lockdown practice. For more information and a quote please get in touch with our team!
Meet the Team!
Meet Richard
Richard leads Lock it down with a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience policing both in New Zealand and deployed overseas. With 22 years experience in Counties Manukau and a year deployed in the Solomon Islands, Richard has a real passion for ensuring safety is always prioritised. While deployed Richard had the opportunity to train alongside the American Military and Australian Federal Police. He was honoured to be the only New Zealander during his deployment to receive an award from the Solomon Islands Police Commissioner for his contribution to Policing and the Solomon Islands people. Holding the rank of Senior Sargent in the role of Incident Controller, Richard has attended countless critical incidents, including fatalities, shootings, school lockdowns, bomb threats, aggravated robberies, stabbings, homicides and search warrants. You name it, he has done it! Alongside his role on the front line, Richard was also a team leader and member in the Specialist Search Group (SSG) for 19 years, specialised in terrorism, explosives, firearms and forensics. His skills have led him to partake in VIP visits, World cups, gang raids, homicides, bomb threats, the Christchurch terrorist attack, Whaakari White Island, Pike River Mine and many other events across the country.
Richard says...
“I’m excited by the opportunity to be leading Lock It Down and further supporting our community through my policing experience. While working frontline, it became apparent to me that there is a real rack of knowledge in lockdown procedures, education relating to safety protocols and the steps of an emergency response. I believe it is vital for businesses and education providers to have a practical lockdown procedure and a sound understanding of how situations may unfold. Hannah and I are committed to ensuring we help create the safest environment in schools and the workplace, should an unfortunate situation occur.”
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Hannah joins Lock It Down with a background as a qualified Detective and 8 years of Policing experience. Starting her career on the frontline, Hannah has experience in a range of Policing teams including the Public Safety Team, Communities, Area Prevention Unit, Tactical Crime Unit and Area CIB (Criminal Investigation Branch) before qualifying as a Detective. Alongside her role as a Detective Hannah is also a member of Specialist Search Group (SSG) with three years of experience specialising in terrorism, explosives, firearms and forensics. This had led her to partake in a range of events including, the football World cup, VIP searches, search warrants and homicides.
Hannah says...
I’m thrilled to be part of the Lock It Down team alongside Richard. I’ve seen firsthand how situations can escalate and the importance of preparation and procedures to keep people safe. I believe practical training and awareness can make all the difference with protecting lives and building safer communities. I look forward to working with you!”
Meet Hannah
"Richard and Hannah from Lock It Down Training recently conducted an intensive workshop with our staff, focusing on school lockdowns. They were incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and supportive throughout the entire process. Their expertise, rooted in their experience with the NZ Police, was evident as they helped us identify weaknesses and refine our procedures. Thanks to their guidance, we were able to review and improve our lockdown procedures with confidence. I highly recommend Richard and Hannah to any school looking to strengthen their safety protocols. Working with them is a no-brainer!"
Andre Van Schalkwyk ~ Principle of Maramarua School
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