Community safety links

National publications and guidelines

Fire safety in the home
Tips and advice on how to install a smoke alarm, how to prevent common fires and more

Fire safety outdoors
Barbeque safety, camping and caravanning safety and more

Fire safety in the winter
Advice on heating your home safely, including use of electric blankets and open fires

Fire safety when celebrating
How to use fairy lights, candles and decorations safely

Firework safety
Find out about firework safety and the law about their use

Storage of fireworks in retail premises
Information for retailers and enforcing authorities on the findings of tests by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) on the effects of a fire involving consumer fireworks stored in roller cages, metal and wooden cupboards.

Christmas safety
Tips for a safe and happy Christmas, including safe use of decorations

Water safety
Advice for bathers and swimmers, who are often unaware of the dangers associated with water that isn’t specifically provided for them

Boats and caravans safety
Reduce the risk of fire on your boat or caravan by taking some simple safety measures.

Keep warm keep well
Tips on keeping your home heated effectively, produced by the Department for Health

• A guide for Families

• A guide for people with disabilities

• A guide for people over 60

 Recall

RecallUK lists all of the different types of recalls (not just those for a certain type of product) so that consumers can find the recall information they are looking for in a single place.

Fire safety organisations and campaigns

Fire Kills
National fire prevention website - what to do, what to check and what to avoid doing.

Firework safety advice
These sites give information on firework safety including the Fireworks Code:

• Bonfire safety
• Firework safety and the law
• Firework regulations
• Organising firework displays
• Giving your own firework display
• Using fireworks at home
• Working together on firework displays

 

LACORS housing - fire safety
Guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing

Community Group
Information on fire safety in the community

Arson Prevention Bureau
Advice and information to help tackle the problem of arson nationally, including statistics on arson trends, measures you can take to protect yourself, information about arson and arson prevention, and more detailed research reports.

Carbon Monoxide Kills
Campaign and information site on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning

National Fire Sprinkler Network
An organisation that champions the development and increase in the application of fire sprinkler technology as an enhancement of the public good

Crucial Crew
A multi- agency event supported by the Fire Service, the Police, the Ambulance Service, Her Majesty’s Prison Service, Victim Support, Drugs Awareness, School Nurses and the National Trust. They aim to raise awareness of safety issues to school children in Year 6 (aged 10/ 11)

 

Video and multimedia

FireKills multimedia presentations
General fire safety advice for people with sight, hearing or mobility difficulties

Blue Light Aware
Five-minute video seeking to offer advice to members of the public on how best to help an emergency service driver on a ‘blue light’ run

Christmas Campaign
A house fire, most likely sparked by faulty Christmas tree lights, envelopes a living room in a shocking 46 seconds. Check your Christmas tree lights are in good condition, turn them off before you go to bed and be safe at home over the festive season

BSL DVD – fire safety in the home
General British sign language advice on fire safety

Road safety

95 Alive
The York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership. Local authorities, emergency services and other North Yorkshire agencies working together to reduce the number of road casualties across North Yorkshire

RoadSafe
A leading forum for promoting and devising solutions to road safety problems, their mission is to reduce road deaths and injuries by sharing knowledge and encouraging innovation for the safe design and use of roads and vehicles

THINK! Road Safety
Providing road safety information for road users with the aim of encouraging safer behaviour to reduce the number of people killed and injured on our roads every year

Brake
Every 30 seconds someone, somewhere in the world, is killed in a road crash. Brake campaigns to stop the carnage and support the victims

Road Safety GB
Formerly LARSOA, this national road safety organisation represents local government road safety teams across the UK

RoSPA
A registered charity promoting safety and the prevention of accidents at work, at leisure, on the road, in the home and through safety education

Road Safety Foundation
A UK charity advocating road casualty reduction through simultaneous action on all three components of the safe road system: roads, vehicles and behaviour

Tales of the Road
Interactive games, videos and resources on road safety for children

Driving Standards Agency
An executive agency of the Department for Transport, its mission is safe driving for life

RoadPeace
The national charity for road crash victims. Members include those who have been bereaved or injured in crashes and also those who are concerned about road danger

Fire safety for people with sight, hearing or mobility difficulties

General fire safety advice leaflet
Practical advice and tips that will help protect you from the risk of fire

FireKills multimedia presentations
General fire safety advice for people with sight, hearing or mobility difficulties

Large text safety leaflets
Large format leaflets are available on the Firekills website.

For fire safety leaflets in other languages, please click here to go to the Directgov website. - Independent living
Information on equipment available for deaf and hearing impaired people to use at home, including textphones, listening devices and alerting devices such as specially adapted doorbells and alarm clocks

National Emergency Text Service
The emergencySMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send an SMS text message to the UK 999 service

Text relay service
You may call us for fire safety advice by using the text relay service. If you are making a call from a textphone please dial 18001 01609 788635. To make an emergency call from a textphone please dial 18000. Online advice is available on using the text relay service.

British Sign Language
Click on the link to access www.britishsignlanguage.com for advice on sign language, courses and learning CD

British Deaf Association
Click on the link to access the British Deaf Association