Information for Schemes

Existing Schemes
If you are involved in running an existing scheme which you are looking to expand please download and complete the Existing Scheme form (MS Word format 79kb).

New Schemes
If you propose to set up a new scheme, please use the New Scheme form (MS Word format 77kb). If you are aware of a scheme in your area, but not directly involved please this form and include details of any local schemes in the relevant box on the form.

Criteria for Participating Schemes

To participate in Safe At Home, local home safety equipment schemes must:

1. Operate in one of the targeted areas in the list above (except where a decision has been made to allow schemes from other areas to participate).
2. Work in partnership with local stakeholders.
3. Provide the equipment received from Safe At Home to families on a loan and return basis, and ensure that families sign up to a loan agreement.
4. Recognise that support and equipment from the national scheme is not to replace existing funding.
5. Agree to monitor and evaluate the local effectiveness of their scheme. Data must be collected before and during implementation of the scheme, measuring the impact of the scheme on accident rates within the target population. This will include HES data, local A & E and anecdotal data from client families.
6. Ensure equipment is correctly installed.
7. Ensure that the person in charge of the Participating Scheme and all staff who carry out home checks, either:
   
   • Has attended Level 2 accredited home safety training within the last three years;
   • Can demonstrate to the satisfaction of RoSPA prior learning and experience, which is equivalent to this training; or
   • Has attended training provided by Safe At Home. This training will be provided at no cost to the scheme but a local venue will have to be provided.
   
   
8. Visit the homes of potential recipients and carry out a home check to establish what safety equipment each family needs.
9. Agree to the monitoring processes described in Section 6 od the Strategy document.
10. Provide home safety advice while visiting potential recipients.
11. Provide home safety information sessions for parents/carers with children aged 0-5 years of age in their area.
12. Cover the costs of their own administrative processes.
13. Adhere to the minimum and maximum ordering limits (See Section 5.5 of the Strategy document).
14. Arrange the fitting of equipment within 20 working days of receiving the equipment from Safe At Home. (See Ordering)
15. Ensure that all paper used in the production of reports, documents and other materials arising out of the scheme consists of a minimum of 60% recycled content of which 75% is post-consumer waste.

Data and evaluation

Review of progress.
Given to the RoSPA National Home Safety Congress on the 3rd November 2009. The presentation (PDF format 592 kb) outlines the objectives of the project and presents the rationale, approach and success to date.

Coming Soon!

• How the scheme works
• Common assessment tools
• Common evaluation tools
• Pathway for assessment of family and delivery of equipment
• Referral form
• Monitoring tools
  
• Guidelines for sustainability
  
• Guidelines on Insurance
  

For further information contact the Safe At Home team for further information or email: info@safeathome.rospa.com