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Home Safety

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Every year in the UK more than 5,000 people die in accidents in the home and 2.7 million turn up at accident and emergency departments seeking treatment. But, because the accidents happen behind closed doors in isolated incidents they rarely attract public and media attention. RoSPA is one of the few national voices speaking out on this issue. We also campaign for change and provide a large range of resources to inform, educate and help to prevent accidents in the home and garden.

RoSPA's home safety department has produced several highly informative DVDs and videos on a range of home safety topics.

Other resources...

We also produce a wide-range of resources on all aspects of accident prevention in and around the home.

If you cannot find what you are looking for within our home safety resources please contact us by telephone on: +44 (0)121 248 2000 or by email: help@rospa.com

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RoSPA has a proud history of campaigning issues that have had a significant influence on the lives of individuals, many of these within the area of home safety. Find out more about our current campaigns...

Just one of our many campaigning issues...

RoSPA’s Hot Bath Water Safety Campaign
Hot bath water severely scalds 600 people in the UK each year. Three quarters of these seriously injured victims are Support Uschildren under the age of five, many of them bearing the scars of their accident for the rest of their lives. An amendment to the Building Regulations to be introduced in April 2010 means that all new-build homes across England and Wales will have devices fitted to baths to limit the temperature of the water to 48°C.

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RoSPA Home Safety Around the UK

RoSPA is one of the few national voices speaking out on the issue of accidents in the home. We also campaign for change and provide a large range of resources to inform, educate and help to prevent accidents in the home and garden. We have an influence across the United Kingdom.

If you would like further information on any Home Safety issue then please contact Sheila Merrill (RoSPA Home Safety Manager - England) on 07989 715 225 or email smerrill@rospa.com

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14/05/2012 : Press release: RoSPA’s blind cord campaign needs your vote to win top award in Scotland

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging the thousands of people who have benefitted from their blind cord safety drive to vote it to victory in Scotland’s Charity Awards.  
02/05/2012 : Safe At Home - The National Home Safety Equipment Scheme

Just what was Safe At Home? The Scheme was managed by RoSPA on behalf of the Department for Education between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2011. Read a summary of the Scheme and the full evaluation report.
27/04/2012 : Press release: RoSPA's blind cord campaign shortlisted for top award in Scotland

A campaign to prevent toddlers from being accidentally strangled by window blind cords has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award in Scotland.
26/03/2012 : Press release: New injury stats show burden of accidents and regional variations

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents believes the availability of new injury data - shedding light on years of life lost due to accidents and regional variations in injury rates - represents major progress in efforts to have accident prevention embedded as a public health priority.

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