| DTI Home And Leisure Accident Surveillance System (HASS & LASS) reports (Some are available on-line) |
| Analyses of HASS and LASS data or email infocentre@rospa.com |
| Fire Statistics - United Kingdom (2005) |
| Road Casualties Great Britain |
| Mortality Statistics: Injury And Poisoning, England and Wales |
| Scotland: Deaths |
| Deaths in Northern Ireland (The Annual Report Of The Registrar General) |
| The website of the journal Injury Prevention |
| The Miskin Group comprises researchers in UK universities and the Child Accident Prevention Trust |
| IAM Motoring Trust has information on children's road safety, including a child safety leaflet. |
| Arrive Alive - A Highway Code for young road users from the Department for Transport |
| Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust aims to promote the wearing of bicycle helmets by the under 16 age group on a national scale. The Trust is committed to work in partnership to develop a proven community programme with other Health Care Districts, police, schools and road safety units to the benefit of young pedal cyclists living within their community. |
| BUSK (formerly Belt Up School Kids) is the national school transport safety association working to improve the safety of children and young people travelling to and from school and on school trips. The organisation provides an educational service to parents and schools and other safety groups. BUSK organises an annual safety week. Email BUSK for further information . |
| Child car seats - comprehensive information about all aspects of child car seats, including making the right choice and an explanation of UK law. |
| Hedgehogs - the Department for Transport's Be Safe Be Seen campaign. The sites content is aimed at children, it includes cartoons and games. |
| Kerbcraft - strategies for pedestrian safety: a handbook for Road Safety professionals. |
| LARSOA - a national road safety organisation that represents Road Safety Officers (RSOs) employed in local government across the UK. Provides regular, comprehensive updates of road safety news. |
| Lets Decide - Walk Wise cross-curriculum teachers aid aiming to help make children safer pedestrians. |
| Living Streets (formerly the Pedestrians Association), campaigning for safer and friendlier neighbourhoods. |
| Pacts (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) |
| Safe Routes to School - information about road safety for young people, teachers, parents, etc |
| School Travel information from Department of Transport. Provides information on current actions to promote safe, healthy and sustainable travel to school. |
| Slower Speeds Initiative |
| Sustainable School Travel Database - a gateway to hundreds of road safety teaching aids and case-studies. The database can be searched by key-word, transportation subject (walking, cycling, public transport, car, journey planning), curriculum area (numeracy, art, language, etc.) and age group (5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16). |
| THINK! - the Department for Transport's website giving road safety advice for parents. |
| Fire Kills |
| Fireworks Safety |
| Fire Safety Toolbox - a fire prevention information for and by the fire service. |
| SafeHome - a website that allows you to assess the safety of your home. |
| www.homesafetyscotland.org.uk |
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Potentially Harmful Garden Plants - list of poisonous plants by The Royal Horticultural Society. |
| British Standards Institution |
| BSI Education - the award-winning website of the education section of British Standards Institution. It has resources and information for children, young people and students in higher education |
| Department of Communities and Local Government (formerly Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) |
| Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| Department of Health |
| Department of Trade and Industry |
| Department for Transport |
| Health and Safety Executive |
| Home Office |
| Housing Corporation |
| National Assembly for Wales |
| National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. |
| Northern Ireland Assembly |
| Scottish Executive - the devolved government for Scotland |
| Scottish Parliament |
| Barnardo's vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. Their purpose is to help the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfil their potential. |
| Beach safety information from the RNLI |
| Brake |
| British Standards Institution |
| BSI Education - the award-winning website of the education section of British Standards Institution. It has resources and information for children, young people and students in higher education |
| British Toy and Hobby Association |
| Carefreekids |
| Child Brain Injury Trust |
| Children's Fire and Burn Trust |
| Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) (incl. Child Safe Wales) |
| Children's Play Council |
| European Child Safety Alliance |
| Headway |
| www.homesafetyscotland.org.uk |
| formerly the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management |
| Kidsafe Project Magazine - tackle a wide range of childhood safety issue, strong bias on stranger danger. |
| Kidsafe Australia |
| London Accident Prevention Council |
| National Playing Fields Association |
| Pre-school Learning Alliance |
| Playlink |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) |
| Safe Kids Canada |
| Safe Kids New Zealand |
| Safe Kids USA |
| Scottish Burned Children's Club is a charity helping children live with the trauma of a burn or scald injury. It provides a network of support throughout Scotland to children and young people under 18 years following a burn or scald accident. |
| Swimming Teachers' Association |
| British Red Cross, includes access to an interactive road safety first aid learning experience |
| Royal Life Saving Society, including a short life support course for people caring for infants |
| St Andrew's Ambulance |
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St John Ambulance, including information on first aid and life support training for people looking after babies and children |
|
Track off, railway crime and safety web site |
| Crucial Crews - an interactive site with a number of hazardous scenarios to deal with |
| Hedgehogs - the Department for Transport's Be Safe Be Seen campaign. The sites content is aimed at children, it includes cartoons and games. |
| Home safety computer game from Streetwise in Bournemouth |
| Activities for various ages of children on the Wired for Health website |
| Kennel Club's Safe and Sound Scheme for keeping safe around dogs. |
| Hazard Alley, Milton Keynes |
| Lifeskills Learning For Living, Bristol |
| Streetwise, Bournemouth |
| Safety Street, Reading |
| Flashpoint Safety Centre, Cornwall |
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DangerPoint, St Asaph |
| Safety Zone, Pontypridd |
| Risk Factory, Edinburgh |
| LASER project, Learning about safety through experiencing risk - a RoSPA-led project |
| Action on Children's Accidents Project, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust |
| CAPS (Child Accident Prevention and Safety) Scheme based within Preston Primary Care Trust |
| Devon Consortium Traveller Education Service |
| Injury Minimisation Programme |
| StayWise - the multi-agency partnership led from the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Vauxhall Home Safety Initiative |
| Ready, Steady, Baby - A guide to pregnancy, birth and early parenthood |
| The Foundation For Study Of Infants Death |
| Scottish Cot Death Trust |
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Babysitting Guidance from RoSPA - RoSPA babysitting advice |
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Young Workers - information for employers, parents and young workers |
| The Source (part of Arthritis Care) - Helpline for people up to the age of 26 years and their carers |
| Child Brain Injury Trust |
| Children's Fire and Burn Trust |
| DEMAND - design and manufacture for disability - tailor-made product solutions for individual problems (100 mile radius of Watford) |
| Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International (DPPi) - UK information service, information sheets, journal, London resource centre with small items of baby equipment |
| Disabled Parents Network - helpline and nationwide network for disabled parents |
| Headway |
| MENCAP - helplines for people with learning disabilities and families |
| REMAP - tailor-made solutions by volunteer engineers |
| ricability - research and information for consumers with disabilities |
| RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) - practical support and advice for people with sight problems |
| RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) - information, advice and support for people with hearing difficulties |
| Scottish Burned Children's Club is a charity helping children live with the trauma of a burn or scald injury. It provides a network of support throughout Scotland to children and young people under 18 years following a burn or scald accident. |
| Spinal Injuries Association - advice and support for spinal cord injured people |
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