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

Equipment

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

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

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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

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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.”

Find out more

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Visit Safe At Home at:http://www.safeathome.rospa.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG2f2P1TpY4