RoSPA Home Safety Team - Staff Profiles
The Home Safety Team
RoSPA’s Home Safety department has members of staff working throughout the United Kingdom to promote awareness of Home Safety matters. If you would like to know how to contact your representative, click on the appropriate area of the map:
They are available to support and assist RoSPA Home Safety members in their work, to attend Regional Home Safety Council meetings, to provide accident prevention expertise to inter-agency groups and to deliver Home Safety training.
Wales
Steve Baker
Steve Baker has worked for RoSPA since 1986, having previously worked in Local Government. He has been the Wales Road Safety Manager since 1990 and has recently taken on the portfolio of Home Safety.
He has considerable experience of dealing with local Council officers and members, Health Trusts, the Welsh Assembly Government and voluntary organisations. He has been responsible for organising major publicity campaigns, conferences and other initiatives in Wales and is a regular contributor to the Welsh media.
If you would like information about Home Safety Training, bilingual resources, RoSPA Membership or general advice about Home Safety contact him at sbaker@rospa.com or telephone 02920 761306.
Scotland
Elizabeth Lumsden
Elizabeth is the Community Safety Manager (Scotland). She has worked with RoSPA for 14 years in both the Home and Road Safety Departments before a reorganisation has led to a joint post, reflecting the community safety needs of Scotland, in which Elizabeth oversees the work of both areas. Elizabeth is the current Chair of the Child Safety Action Plan for Scotland Steering Group (part of a wider project to have Child Safety Action Plans across Europe). Contact elumsden@rospa.com
Nicola Butters
Nicola Butters is the Home Safety Development Officer for Scotland.
Nicola is a keen new addition to the Home Safety Team after having recently completed a degree course in Occupational Therapy and has a particular interest in health and fitness.
Her role includes the supporting of organisations, agencies and voluntary groups to take up home safety initiatives and encourages the promoting of Home Safety.
Along with other RoSPA staff in Scotland she works in partnership with major organisations to raise awareness of the home accident problem and to discuss ways of tackling this problem. This is done through presentations, organising seminars and training, campaigning for change and attending local and national committees on home safety, community safety and accident prevention.
Currently the RoSPA Home Safety staff in Scotland are members of Home Safety Scotland (HSS) and attend the Scottish Community Safety Network (SCSN).
If you would like further information about membership, training, local activities or help and information about any home safety issues then please contact Nicola on 0131 449 9379 or email nbutters@rospa.com
Northern Ireland
Ita McErlean
Ita is Home Safety Manager (Northern Ireland).
Main areas of work include:
- Providing information in response to incoming inquiries
- Training
- Presentations
- Organising local seminars/workshops
- Co-ordinating safety campaigns and specific projects
- Lobbying for improved injury data collection and dissemination
- Consultation on strategy development and implementation
- The facilitation of multi-agency working groups
- Fundraising for project resources
- Presence at key exhibitions
- Secretariat and strategic guidance of Home Accident Prevention volunteers (HAP NI).
For further information please contact:
RoSPA
Nella House
Dargan Crescent
Belfast
BT3 9JP
Tel: 028 9050 1160
E-mail : imcerlean@rospa.com
England
Sheila Merrill
As Home Safety Manager - England, Sheila Merrill takes responsibility for the English Home Safety team and the lead role in formulating RoSPA's Home Safety Policy as well as representing our interests to Government Departments in Whitehall.
East of England
Sheila Merrill
Sheila also retains a close working relationship with her local network of Home Safety Partnerships in the East and South East of England. Giving advice and information on home accident prevention issues, working with local government, the health service and voluntary organisations Sheila supports and encourages organisations and agencies to take up home safety initiatives.
If you would like further information about membership, training, local activities or help and information about any Home Safety issue then please contact Sheila on 07989 715 225 or email smerrill@rospa.com
North of England
Kairen Sanderson
Kairen Sanderson is the Regional Home Safety Manager (North of England) representing the society in all aspects of Home Safety activity. Kairen has worked for RoSPA for a number of years and is actively involved in developing and delivering Home Safety training; liaising with multi agency groups across the area about Home Safety issues and supports three regional home safety councils.
Kairen has a particular interest in training and development and has recently gained membership of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development.
If you would like further information about regional home safety councils, RoSPA membership, home safety advice or training then please contact Kairen on 07989 712 309, email ksanderson@rospa.com
West of England
Colin Morris
Colin Morris is the Regional Home Safety Manager (West of England). He can support Home Safety projects and activities throughout the area. This includes two regional councils in which local government and public health professionals develop enterprising initiatives, meeting local needs.
Advice and information can be supplied to RoSPA members and organisations aiming to increase safety in the home . There is a well-established training programme which can be tailored to the needs of agencies and individuals. A variety of local groups have received help with current and future projects.
As a teacher and playwright, he is keen to develop imaginative ways of promoting Home Safety.
Further information about support, advice and training about Home Safety issues can be obtained by telephone on 0121 248 2107 or email cmorris@rospa.com
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