Useful links - safety centres

There are a number of interactive safety centres across the UK. They teach children, young people, and sometimes adults how to deal with different hazard scenarios. Safety courses are usually arranged through schools and youth organisations.

Hazard Alley Milton Keynes

Lifeskills Learning For Living Bristol

Streetwise Bournemouth

Safeside Birmingham

Flashpoint Safety Centre Cornwall

DangerPoint St Asaph

Risk Factory Edinburgh

LASER project - Learning about safety through experiencing risk. There are LASER schemes throughout the UK

There are more safety centres around the UK, but not all of them have websites. If you spot a website we should be linking to from this page, please get in touch.

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Making every contact count: in-house training from CAPT

With in-house training, our expert trainers come direct to you, adapting course content to suit your local needs.
Fidget spinners – a hidden hazard in the latest playground craze

Fidget spinners are the latest playground craze but doctors have raised concerns about cheap fidget spinners with LED lights powered by small button batteries.
Practical guide on safety for under-fives

If you work with families with young children, you can download a free practical guide to preventing accidental injuries to under-fives
Falls from open windows

Hot weather sees reports of small children falling from upstairs windows. Why are pre-school children at particular risk?

Supporting practitioners

Preventing childhood accidents is vital in ensuring all children grow up in a safe, stimulating environment. You can play an important part in making that happen.
Hot drink scalds - Gabriel's story

Many people think that accidents only happen to other people. But with inquisitive children, it can take just a second for their whole life to be turned upside-down. You can use this case study in your work with parents to show how important it is to follow safety advice around hot drinks.
Working with vulnerable families

Are you working with deprived families, or parents with low literacy?
Drowning

For young children, there is a real risk of drowning in the home or garden, including neighbours’ gardens. As they get older, the risks are associated more with children exploring and challenging themselves around water.
Strangulation

Although strangulation is sometimes picked up in the news as a ‘freak’ accident, it is not uncommon. Babies and small children reach and grab for things that catch their eye, and this includes strings, ribbons and cords. They also get tangled in cords when climbing.
Talking about poisons

Accidental poisoning or suspected poisoning is a common reason for young children to be admitted into hospital.
Choking

Babies and young children are very susceptible to choking, even from everyday objects which seem harmless. Many parents don’t know that their children can’t chew or swallow as well as an adult. It’s important to get the message across about what children can do and what the choking hazards are.
Burns and scalds

95% of all childhood burns and scalds happen at home. Most are caused in the day-to-day situations that many parents don’t anticipate, like children reaching for hot coffee or stepping on hair straighteners.
Practitioner support

If you work with children and families, we want to make sure you've got the right tools and information to give them accurate, engaging information on preventing childhood accidents. Our resources are designed to give you an overview of the main accident causes. You can also find out how serious they are, and how you can help parents to keep their children safe.
Falls

Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury to children. While most falls aren’t serious – active children often fall over – some falls can lead to death or long-term disability.

Button batteries

Button batteries are the small, round batteries you find in a growing number of toys and everyday objects like remote controls and car key fobs. They can be extremely dangerous for children if swallowed.
Fidget spinners – a hidden hazard in the latest playground craze

Fidget spinners are the latest playground craze but doctors have raised concerns about cheap fidget spinners with LED lights powered by small button batteries.
Safety advice

There can be so many risks inside and outside the home, it can be hard to keep track of them all. For instance, did you know that falls are one of the most common causes of childhood accidents?
Why are grapes so dangerous?

Doctors have issued a stark warning that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
Practical guide on safety for under-fives

If you work with families with young children, you can download a free practical guide to preventing accidental injuries to under-fives
What is Child Safety Week?

This Child Safety Week (5-11th June 2017) the theme is Safe children: sharing is caring. We all have a part to play in sharing the responsibility for preventing accidents among children, and we know that nothing is more powerful than the voice of experience.
Falls from open windows

Hot weather sees reports of small children falling from upstairs windows. Why are pre-school children at particular risk?
Resources and publications

We offer a range of well priced resources and publications that have been created specifically for professionals working with families.
Accidents are leading cause of death for boys aged 1-4

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has warned that accidental injury is the leading cause of death for boys aged one to four.
In-car safety

In-car safety can be a confusing area for parents and carers. You may find that you're not completely clear about the law, are unsure of the safest way for a child to travel, aren't using the most appropriate restraint or have badly fitting child car seats or booster seats which put a child at risk.

Button batteries

Button batteries are the small, round batteries you find in a growing number of toys and everyday objects like remote controls and car key fobs. They can be extremely dangerous for children if swallowed. Read more