Home safety

The Council's Home Safety Section provides many free services to the community.  The main objectives are to educate and advise on "Good Home Safety Practice" and to be instrumental in the reduction of deaths and injuries as a result of home accidents.

In this section:

• Home Safety Services to the Community
  Summary of services to the community provided by the home safety unit
• North Lanarkshire Sitter Service
• September safety special - electric blanket testing 2008
  Advice on the safe use of electric blankets and information on the results of an electric blanket safety check that was available to North Lanarkshire residents
• Child Safety Week 2008
  Information and update on events for Child Safety Week 2008
• Safer Homes
  Making your home safer and more secure
• Buy wise be safe
  New resource for parents - a video on the purchase and use of Child Safety Equipment. Available In all libraries and free to toddler groups
• National Falls Awareness Day 2008
  What the home safety unit are doing on National Falls Awareness Day , the significance of falls and steps to prevent them
• Summer flower festival 2008
  Home safety unit input to the Summer Flower Festival
• Fireworks - Don't be blind to the danger
  Dangers associated with fireworks and bonfires and how to reduce them.
• Gardening : A nice safe leisure pursuit - or is it?
  Advice on accident prevention within the garden.
• Home Safety - why bother?
• Hot tips for barbecue safety
  Advice on the safe use of a barbecue.

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