The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has published its independent investigation into the death of a three-year-old who swallowed a button battery. The report makes recommendations in three key areas – public awareness, product safety and clinical decision making
Ahead of the government’s planned Green Paper on Prevention, there have been some important position statements and policy papers from national key organisations who have a role and influence in child safety, accident prevention and local partnership work to give children the best start in life.
As part of the Government’s commitment to help prevent fatalities and injuries from accidental fire, the Home Office has relaunched their communications campaign to keep people safe in their homes via their Fire Kills initiative
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
The Birmingham Connected Transport vision is working to create a safer, greener, healthier city where people who live, work, study in, or visit the city can choose to walk, cycle or take public transport instead of using private cars.
Find out how to buy fireworks safely and start teaching young children how to stay safe. Hear what can go wrong and find out what to do in an emergency, including how to react if clothes catch fire and first aid for burns. Download and share a free firework safety leaflet and social media assets.
Would you know what to do if clothing caught fire on a sparkler, firework or bonfire? Read and share our advice. Then practice your stop, drop and roll!
The quicker you can get a burn under cool running water the better. But it will still make a massive difference up to three hours afterwards, helping reduce the likelihood of scarring.
“I wouldn’t want another family to have to go through what we have. When I think how relatively minor her burns are, and how much pain she has been through, it’s terrifying.”
Don’t get caught out buying dangerous fireworks from unlicensed sellers. Our buying guide will help you avoid the dodgy dealers and choose the fireworks best suited to a family garden.
Start teaching young children how to stay safe around fireworks, bonfires and sparklers with our safety messages and activity ideas. With a free download for early years settings.
A free leaflet and poster from the Office for Product Safety and Standards with helpful safety messages to share with parents.
Don’t get caught out buying dangerous fireworks from unlicensed sellers. Our buying guide will help you avoid the dodgy dealers and choose the fireworks best suited to a family garden.
Cycling is a great way to keep fit and active. However, whether it’s a young child cycling in the park on his first bike, or an older child cycling to school, cycle accidents are a real risk for children and young people.
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