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Always wear a helmet (A3 poster)
A poster to highlight the importance of children wearing cycle helmets.
Babies can suffocate on nappy sacks
Nappy sacks can kill. At least 18 babies in the UK have already died. Making some simple changes can make a big difference to your children's safety.
Babies can suffocate on nappy sacks (A3 digital)
Format: Screensavers / waiting room screen promotions
Digital artwork warning of the importance of keeping nappy sacks out of a baby's reach.
Be bright and be seen this winter
Now that the clocks have gone back and it's getting darker earlier on, it's more important than ever to make sure that children can be seen when they are out and about, and near roads.
Blind cord danger (A3 digital)
Format: Screensavers / waiting room screen promotions
Digital artwork warning of the dangers of looped blind cords near children.
Don't be like the boy who didn't stop, look and listen
Find a safe place to cross, then stop, look and listen.
GOLD - Guidance for the older driver
The Guidance for Older Drivers (GOLD) programme is for anyone concerned about their driving and aims to help older people continue driving for as long as it is safe to do so or support with alternative choices.
Height chart - helping your child to avoid accidents at home
A height chart with information on helping a child to avoid accidents at home. Also contains emergency first aid advice.
Home safety checker - staying safe around the home
It’s important that we feel safe in our homes, yet more accidents happen at home than anywhere else.
If you're high behind the wheel, this will bring you down (A3 poster)
It is against the law to drive under the influence of illegal drugs, or if you have certain drugs above a specified level in your blood.
In the driving seat - what you need to know to stay driving for longer
Many people enjoy the freedom and independence that driving gives them, and they don't want to give it up. The entitlement to a driving licence expires at the age of 70, so an application needs to be made to the DVLA to renew it.
Loads of temptation? (A3 digital)
Format: Screensavers / waiting room screen promotions
Digital artwork warning of the importance of keeping liquitabs out of reach of young children.
Road safety education: guidance for parents of children aged 7-11
Helps parents and carers to be alert to the risks children face on the road.
Road safety matters: guidance for parents of children aged 3-5
Help parents and carers of children aged 3-5 to be alert to the risks children face on the road.
Small in size... the risk of big problem
Format: Screensavers / waiting room screen promotions
Digital artwork encouraging parents to seek medical advice immediately if their child swallows a button cell battery.
Tales of the road: a highway code for young road users
A useful guide to keeping yourself and others safe on the road. Topics covered include pedestrian safety and the Green Cross Code, cycle safety, traveling in the car and on public transport, road signs and markings.
Too hot to handle?
Format: Screensavers / waiting room screen promotions
Digital artwork warning of the importance of keeping hair straighteners out of the reach of children.
Window blind safety
What to look out for in new blinds and how to make existing blinds safer.
You can't concentrate on the road and your mobile phone
Using a mobile phone while driving is dangerous. This postcard outlines the main points of the law, what happens if a driver gets caught and advice on using handsfree devices.