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Leisure Safety : Events & CampaignsThe origins of RoSPA can be traced back to as early as 1916, and campaigning for improvements for public safety has always been central to what we do. Each of RoSPA’s departments has a number of key issues, in which we will try to address a situation that needs a champion. The Leisure Safety department’s two key issues for the next year are:
Over recent years we have run and supported a number of campaigns to meet these objectives. One of the key problems in this sector is the lack of a robust and credible evidence base to found any intervention upon; therefore we have undertaken and worked with partners to develop knowledge about the key problems, and possible solutions that are balanced and proportionate. Previous campaigns we have run or supported include Be Water Wise, RUA Dummy 2?, and Get Safe for Summer. Further details about campaigns
Responding to Government and public consultation is one area where RoSPA will regularly work in order to help ‘save lives and reduce injuries’. Responding to a consultation does quite often take a lot of time and effort, to this end will work through with our policy groups, partners and members to effectively make a case. We regularly respond to, or give evidence at:
RoSPA works across all walks of life (at home, leisure, work and road) many consultations will cut across different areas of our work. Therefore our responses are led from a particular department. We have listed our recent responses, with briefing papers and additional useful links.
Useful Links What are consultations? (Direct.gov.uk) Tips on taking part in consultations (Direct.gov.uk) Current Government Consultations: Scotland Code of Practice on Consultation
NWSF Water Safety Congress 2009 From Principles to Practice 9th & 10th November 2009 Visits to beaches, coasts and the countryside are increasing. The warm weather early in the summer prompted a spate of drownings, leading to perennial questions including: How acceptable are these risks to participants and to society? Pressure to cut costs, to provide greater access, to manage conflict and environmental change and, not least, to be seen to respond following a tragic event all demand immediate and real changes. But how do we meet these challenges while striking a fair balance for all? At the last Congress, we launched the “principles for managing water safety”, establishing a rational, balanced approach to managing water-based risk where the public is concerned. This year’s Congress will build upon these principles, including examples of where they have already been successfully implemented. Through a range of practical sessions, steered by industry leaders from the UK and abroad, delegates will be able to explore and challenge some of the traditional ideas of how public safety is delivered. Keynote speakers will also share insights and challenge perceptions regarding landowner liability and approaches to risk management, and offer cutting-edge insights into drowning causation.
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