Safe At Home : National Home Safety Equipment Scheme

Seminar & Other Useful Information

 

Click here to go to the top of the page.A Safe At Home Conference Event

From National to Local - Celebrating Your Success
Thursday March 18, 2010, London Hilton Metropole Hotel

Programme

10:30 Welcome from Chair

10:35 Ministerial Video Address
Baroness Delyth Morgan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families

10:55 The National Home Safety Equipment Scheme – From Provision to Protection (This document is in PDF format.PDF 404kb)
Errol Taylor, Deputy Chief Executive, RoSPA

11:15 Practical Safety Education for Children (This document is in PDF format.PDF 415kb)
Peter Cornall, Head of Leisure Safety, RoSPA

11:35 From Local to National – Effecting Evaluation (This document is in PDF format.PDF 199kb)
Dr Michael Watson, Lecturer in Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
Gail Errington, Research Fellow, University of Nottingham

Download hand-out (This document is in PDF format.PDF 138kb)

12:00 Hot Topic: Reducing the Risk from Looped Blind Cords and Chains (This document is in PDF format.PDF 844kb)
Andrew Chalk, Secretary, British Blind and Shutter Association

12:15 Discussion and response

12:25 Lunch

13:15 Discussion tables and refreshments
Advice and dialogue on a range of commonly encountered issues. Tables include:

14:00 CAPT: Making the Link (This document is in PDF format.PDF 403kb)
Ian Evans, Head of Education and Engagement, Child Accident Prevention Trust

14:25 Delivering the Goods
Andy Mouncey, Inspirational Speaker

15:05 Case Study: Active Delivery in Gateshead (This document is in PDF format.PDF 753kb)
Carole Hewison, Project Director, Whoops! Child Safety

15:30 Discussion and response

15:40 Close

 

Click here to go to the top of the page.Sample Home Safety Equipment Forms

Sample Instructions for Use

 

Title of Form

Instructions for Using Form

Action required with completed form

Referral & Eligibility Form
(This document is in MS Word format.MS Word 107kb)
  • To be completed by the Referrer or the person returning to the home to carry out the home safety check (this can be the same person if the Referrer is able to undertake the home safety check at the time of visit). 
  • The form needs to be signed by the Referrer/Checker and the Parent/Carer.
  • The form must be kept by the Scheme.
  • The form must be available for inspection if required. 

Equipment & Eligibility Form
(This document is in MS Word format.MS Word 62kb)
  • Once eligibility has been confirmed Referrer/Checker to complete Form 1b (up to Section 6) to establish safety equipment needed.
  • Two Copies are sent to Installer so that an appointment can be arranged.
  • Installer completes Section 7 and obtains signature from parent/carer.
  • Installer gives one copy to family, keeps one copy for himself, sends a copy to the scheme..
  • The original form must be kept by the Scheme.
  • The form must be available for inspection if required. 
  • Section 6 to be completed by the Scheme’s authorising person.
  • Scheme sends two copies of Form 1b to the Installer.
  • Installer arranges appointment to fit equipment and takes along the two copies of Form 1b.
  • Installer completes Section 7 of both copies of Form 1b and gives one to the parent and keeps the other.
  • Installer sends a copy of completed Form 1b to the participating Scheme.

Parents Form
(This document is in MS Word format.MS Word 71kb)
  • To be completed by the Referrer/Checker during the home visit, and the Home Safety Checklist left blank for parent to complete 1 month after the visit.
  • The form needs to be signed by the Referrer/Checker.
  • The form to be kept by the Parent/Carer for their own record of the visit.