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Planning for Child Safety Week next month? Here’s a helping hand…

15 May 2013

BAM! With just under six weeks to go to Child Safety Week (24 – 30 June), it’s time to get cracking on your safety hero plans!

Take part in the Bitrex® Big Taste Test and sign the petition

15 May 2013

If you haven’t done the Big Taste Test before, you really should – it’s great fun, really yucky and guaranteed to break the ice!

Brighton and Hove introduce extensive 20mph speed zone

15 May 2013

Brighton and Hove Council is one of the latest to adopt a 20mph speed limit in most roads in central Brighton and Hove. Read more about the council’s approach and the benefits of 20mph zones. Brighton and Hove Council explained the reasons for the change:

Do you know a safety hero? If so, now’s the time to nominate them

14 May 2013

You’ve been busy nominating your safety heroes – those people (or cuddly toys!) who have gone above and beyond in helping keep children safe. Once upon a time, much of the really great child accident prevention work - heroes working tirelessly day in and day out to keep children safe from preventable accidents – was unsung. But not any more.

In focus: Serious falls

14 May 2013

Every day, 45 children under five are admitted to hospital following a serious fall. Stumbles are to be expected, but more serious falls which lead to head injuries can have a lifelong impact.

Safety signpost: New report linking scalds to disadvantaged families

14 May 2013

A new study by researchers from the University of Nottingham has found that children from deprived households are a staggering 80% more likely to have a scald compared to those in better-off homes. It also concluded that:

Safety signpost: Promoting child accident prevention in Bristol

14 May 2013

A new case study – how a cluster of three children’s centres in Bristol use Child Safety Week to promote child accident prevention throughout the year. CAPT is always looking to share good practice, and through its sister site, Making the Link, it publishes an ongoing series of child accident prevention case studies.

KAPOW! Calling all Safety Heroes

24 Apr 2013

The 2013 Child Safety Week website is now live. Check it out – it’s guaranteed to get your safety senses tingling!

Safety signpost: Picture of Safety

23 Apr 2013

There has been some debate recently about the cost of translating information and advice into minority languages. If you work with families who speak different languages it can be difficult to prioritise their needs, and translations can be costly, not just in terms of the service itself, but also in terms of printing different versions of publications.

Safety signpost: Sign up now for burns prevention day

23 Apr 2013

Next month, the British Burn Association is holding its second annual meeting on prevention. The UK’s leading experts in burns and scalds prevention will be gathered in Liverpool on Tuesday 14 May at 'Working together: crossing boundaries'. And the British Burn Association is inviting people who are working in or interested in burns and scalds prevention to join them. Speakers Confirmed speakers include: