National Home Safety Congress
National Home Safety Congress 2008
“Regulating for Home Safety”
11th and 12th November, Hilton Hotel Blackpool
CALL FOR PAPERS
The home should provide a safe environment, a place where people of all ages can enjoy a relaxed and happy time. However, thousands are killed or seriously injured in the environment in which they should feel most safe.
Can regulation provide a solution to a reduction in home injury, or are people becoming reliant on the safety equipment now available for home use?
The congress will explore the range of solutions aimed at achieving the right balance between complacency and paranoia. Should the home environment be as safe as is necessary rather than as safe as is possible?
There will be a range of topics discussed, looking at the issues surrounding regulation: -
- Regulations and their contribution to consumer safety.
- The relationship between Regulation and accident rates.
- What is the appropriate level of Regulation for safety in the home? Should there be more or less?
- TMVs, should they be mandatory in England, as they are in Scotland?
- Can children’s play be both safe and exciting?
- What is the nature of independent living for the over 85s?
There will also be a programme of workshops and exhibitions.
If you are a safety practitioner and/or have a professional interest in safe domestic products and services, and would like to share your ideas and successes with others by making a presentation at RoSPA’s National Home Safety Congress, please submit an abstract of about 500 words.
One presenter for each paper, which is accepted, will be entitled to attend the Congress free of charge. This includes accommodation and travelling expenses.
Submitted papers should include the following: Name, title of paper, contact details, and job title of presenter.
Deadline: Friday May 16th 2008
Please submit abstracts to:
Kairen Sanderson
RoSPA
Edgbaston Park
353 Bristol Road
Birmingham
B5 7ST
ksanderson@rospa.com
Past Congresses
Home Safety Congress 2007
Date: 12th-13th November 2007
Venue: The Thistle Hotel, Cheltenham.
Home Safety Congress 2006
Date: Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th November 2006
Venue: The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate.
Home Safety Congress 2005
Theme: Reducing Risks and Injuries at Home
Date: 14th-15th November 2005
Venue: Renaissance Solihull Hotel
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