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Safe At HomeThe National Home Safety Equipment Scheme
Presented by: Kairen Sanderson.
Home safety manager.
The challenge for Safe At Home
500,000 under 5 year olds attend English
hospital Emergency Departments every
year
Children of parents who are long-term
unemployed or who have never worked
are 13 times more likely to die as a result
of unintentional injury
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Policy Background
2004: Every Child Matters Be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive
contribution and achieve economic well-being
2007: Children’s Plan
“…to make England the best place in the world for children and
young people to grow up.”
2008: Staying Safe Action Plan
Launch of the plan to invest in home safety equipment to help
vulnerable families prevent accidental injuries at home
2010 : Changing policy background.....
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
…objective
Objective:
The provision of home safety equipment to the most disadvantaged families in areas with the highest accident rates
Targeting resources
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
137 East Dorset CD 0.6 38138 Bedford CD 0.5 28139 Tewkesbury CD 0.4 26140 Redditch CD 0.4 24141 Southend-on-Sea UA 0.3 20
Rank Local authority area Admissions above national average of 88.9 100,000 under 5
population
Potential allocation of
equipment sets
1 Birmingham MCD 121.7 7,4352 Manchester MCD 105.5 6,4453 Bradford MCD 93.9 5,7364 Liverpool MCD 71.2 4,3525 Leeds MCD 48.0 2,933
Key elements
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Local partners
Home safety training
Equipment
Installation
Administration
Education / information for families
Monitoring and Evaluation
Training
2 days of RoSPA home safety training
Local delivery
Up to 3 places per Children’s Centre
Courses for housing providers
Ensures: Consistent knowledge and understanding of domestic hazards
Value of different types of home safety equipment
Ability to cascade knowledge to families
Equipment is correctly installed and used
Consistent reporting through documentation
Over 4000 staff trained so far
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Choice of equipment
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
The typical set of home safety equipment
Top injuries faced by 0-4yrs olds in the home (HASS, 2002)
Safety gates for stairs/doorways Window restrictors Non-slip bath/shower mat
2 6 1
Falls 229,538
Corner cushions 8 Striking 83,865 N/A - education Foreign body 34,214 Fire guard 1 Burns & scalds 26,014 Cupboard locks 2 Poisoning 24,887
Blind cords
Added to Safe At Home following several fatalities
Most deaths in the bedroom to children aged 16
months-36 months
Major campaign supported by Government and
industry
http://www.rospa.com/about/currentcampaigns/blindcord
s/
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Resources andCommunications
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
•Over 525,000 height charts
•7500 DVD in English, Slovak and Urdu
•Over 268,000 families
•Website
•Media promotion
Safe At HomeProgress
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
schemes
141 given allocation
130 areas are participating
Around 56,000 sets ordered
Over 52,000 fitted
Over 4000 fitted in Bradford
16 schemes have provided equipment for over 1000
families
http://www.safeathome.rospa.com
Bradford fittings
Aug 2010-265
Sept-290
Oct-304
Nov-355
Dec-143
Jan 2011-229
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Housing Association Involvement
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Contacted directly and via National Housing Federation , BSHP etc.
Wide interest
7 Housing Associations running schemes
Installation
Education and advice
http://www.safeathome.rospa.com
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Laura and Lauren
“Safe At Home has been brilliant for us,” said Laura, 29. “I’m petrified of anything happening to Lauren.My kitchen was one of the areas I was most concerned about because of cleaning products, so I was relieved when Safe At Home provided cupboard locks to keep them safely locked away.”
RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries
Stacey and Aaron
“It’s more helpful having the professionals fit the safety equipment as you know they are doing it right and installing it in appropriate places. When you are installing the equipment yourself, you are never quite sure if you are doing it right.”