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 After much campaigning, RoSPA was overjoyed when the European Union announced that it is to ban the sale of cigarette lighters that are not child resistant. The decision is likely to save 20 lives and 1,200 fires a year across the EU caused by children playing with cheap lighters, and save five lives and 220 injuries each year in the UK. |
 In its Golden Jubilee year, more than 1,300 entrants in RoSPA’s Occupational Health and Safety Awards improved or maintained their health and safety performance and provided positive role models for other organisations to follow. Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (left), RoSPA President. |
 RoSPA researched the problems facing novice drivers and launched a new website to educate parents about the need to ensure their children gain as much supervised driving (or riding) experience as possible during their learning period, and that private practice supports their professional lessons. The more private practice a learner takes the more experienced they become and the less likely they are to crash. |
 With funding from the Department of Health, RoSPA was tasked to develop the LASER Accreditation Programme. It is widely accepted that LASER is one of the best ways of ensuring young people have an understanding of hazard and risk. A new RoSPA LASER website allows the existing schemes to access the resources needed for accreditation and provides a forum for them to share information on best practice. |
 RoSPA developed and launched ROADTest - the first advanced driving test designed purely for business drivers. Company car and van drivers have accident rates 35 to 50 per cent higher than private drivers. The test is designed to reduce the number of crashes involving people on the road for work purposes as advanced drivers have been shown to be about 25 per cent less likely to crash. |
  In order to better meet the needs of businesses, 2006 saw a major expansion of RoSPA’s occupational training courses, from national offices in Birmingham and Edinburgh to new regional venues in Bristol, Leeds, Hertfordshire, Manchester and Newcastle. |
 The new law making it compulsory for children to use child car seats or booster seats was welcomed by RoSPA as a positive move for safety. RoSPA’s award winning website received a record number of visits from people seeking to understand the new regulations and gain general safety advice on car seats. RoSPA was also very successful in disseminating the new laws and guidance via sold out briefing events. |
On January 26, the second reading of the Energy Saving Daylight Bill, proposed by Tim Yeo MP, to allow the  UK to adopt Single/Double Summer Time (SDST), will take place. The Bill would give us an extra hour of daylight in the evening.RoSPA, and many others, have long campaigned for this important move because it would save around 100 lives a year and prevent over 300 serious injuries. Every Autumn when the clocks go back, deaths and injuries on the road increase, especially for the most vulnerable: pedestrians, cyclists and children. If you support Lighter Evenings, please write to your MP and ask them to help to bring about this life saving Bill by attending the second reading of the Bill on 26 January 2007 to vote for the Bill. To find contact details of your MP, simply click here and enter your postcode |
Shepherd Construction is a privately owned national construction company with a turnover approaching £400m.  We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor for the North West to provide Health and Safety support and advice to our Divisions and sites. More information from www.shepherd-construction.co.uk |
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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. |
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RoSPA is a registered charity: Registered Charity No: 207823 Patron: Her Majesty the Queen RoSPA Head Office: Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7ST, UK |
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