Our history

Following a public meeting in Caxton Hall in 1916 it was decided to elect a London "Safety First" Council to tackle the "alarming increase in traffic accidents, and the direct connection therewith of the restricted street lighting which had been necessitated by the War conditions".

So began the organisation which was to become the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Please see below for notable areas to explore further:

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Timeline

See the timeline of RoSPA's history

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Health and safety posters

Throughout the last century, RoSPA used posters to help people learn about accident prevention.

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Tufty

Tufty Fluffytail is RoSPA’s iconic red squirrel who was instrumental in helping millions of children to learn about road safety from the 1950s-1990s