As the season of summer school trips approaches it is vital that those involved in managing and organising them, are aware of the necessary ratio of pupils to adult supervisors.

There are a number of factors, which must be taken into consideration, from the sex and the age of the group and the type of accommodation to the nature of the activities and the experience of the adults in off-site supervision.

For more detailed guidance please visit the RoSPA online shop and order your three RoSPA Guides to School Trips or visit:

RoSPA’s Safety & Risk Education FAQ page
Carrying Other People's Children Safely webpage

At the recent Safety and Health Expo, RoSPA asked visitors at the stand what were their top health and safety concerns. Almost half of respondents ranked manual handling as their top health and safety concern. This was followed closely by, workplace transport and slips, trips and falls.

RoSPA offer a full range of training, consultancy and workplace resources to support businesses in these key health and safety issues with courses on offer including:

Manual Handling and Postural Awareness Manual Handling Risk Assessment Manual Handling Instructors and Risk Assessor’s Certificate Manual Handling Instructors and Risk Assessor’s Re-Qualification Certificate Manual Handling Training for Logistics Accident Investigation Risk Assessment Workplace Transport Risk Assessment

For more information please Call: 0121 248 2233 (Birmingham) or 0131 449 9378 (Edinburgh), Email: training@rospa.com or Visit: www.rospa.com/occupationaltraining

Support Child Safety Week

Safer Children, Healthier Lives. Pass It On 18th-24th June

Whether you are a health visitor, teacher, childminder, road safety officer, fire safety officer, children's centre team member or community worker – or work with parents, carers, children and young people in any other way, make sure you have the resources to support this year's child safety week.

Choose from RoSPA’s wide portfolio of child safety resources or visit one of our websites for a whole host of useful information:

www.rospa.com
www.childcarseats.org.uk

10% Training Discount – Edinburgh Courses

This is your last chance to receive 10% discount on a range of Edinburgh training courses including:

Manual Handling Instructors and Risk Assessors course – 25th June IOSH Managing Safely – 18th June

Don’t delay call: 0131 449 9378.

Register your interest today for RoSPA’s 2007 National Home Safety Congress.  Running under the theme of ‘Delivering National Agendas Through Local Partnerships’ the event will present outstanding examples of effective partnership working and their impact on national agendas. A must for all home safety practitioners, visit www.rospa.com/home and register your interest to be the first to receive full programme details.

RoSPA welcomes the launch of the HSE’s Dodgy Ladder Amnesty, in an attempt to reduce accidents. It is aimed mainly at tradesmen and offers discounts on new ladders to people who take their old ones in to exchange them.

RoSPA has a range of workplace educational resources to help people working at height and using ladders.

RoSPA has joined forces with the Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers (AIRSO) and the Welsh Assembly Government, to support a special Welsh Road Safety Conference.

So if you are involved in the practice or promotion of road safety, from education and training to traffic management in highway authorities, book now to reserve your place.

Organisations wishing to share their latest news with the safety community can contact us for details on adding their message to Safety Connections, or sponsoring an issue.

RoSPA is an independent charity and a uniquely comprehensive safety organisation. As a RoSPA Member you will be supporting our mission to save lives through preventing accidents in all walks of life. RoSPA Members also enjoy a range of benefits to help you to achieve your own safety goals, so join RoSPA today and see how we can help you.

You can also support RoSPA by arranging fundraising activities, or through a simple donation. RoSPA also have many sponsorship opportunities.