Child Safety and Injury Prevention Publications

The following resources provide useful information on various aspects of child safety:

CSP Wall Charts:

• Child Safety Programme Wallchart incl Basic First Aid 2017 (A4 - 2 sided) (easy print version)
• Traveller Specific Child Safety Programme - Wallchart

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CSP Checklist

• Child Safety Checklist - helpful when "childproofing" your home

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CSP public area posters:

• No hot drinks - prevent scalds - poster for public areas (e.g. waiting room)
• No food or hot drinks -prevent choking and scalds - poster which may be suitable for some public places (e.g. waiting room)
• Supervise your children at all times - landscape / portrait poster for public places

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Child Safety Inside and Outside the Home - DVD:

• Video Segments from DVD  - the DVD was produced in 2006

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CSP website:

Poster outlining the content of www.hse.ie/childsafety - A4 and A3

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Child Safety - CSP and related child safety materials:

• List of all materials and where to order/download from

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Baby walkers:

• Key points on baby walker safety
• ESCA and ANEC - Joint Position Statement on Baby Walkers

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Choking and Strangulation:

• Leaflet - information about risks from anything placed around a child's neck - including amber "teething jewellery"
• Let's talk about bottle propping Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital
• No food or hot drinks -prevent choking and scalds - poster for public places
  

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Farm Safety:

• Farm Safety section of our Child Safety Inside and Outside the Home video on the HSE YouTube Channel.
• www.farmsafety4kids.net - a website developed by Aoibheann and Padraic in 2015 when they were in 3rd class in Cloghan's Hill National School.  
• Stay safe with Jessy HSA & Teagasc
• Who will fill your boots? Irish Farm Safety Week 2016. IFA 
• Code of Practice on Preventing Accidents to Children and Young Persons in Agriculture HSA
• Code of Practice Risk Assessment printed document and online version HSA
• Think Farm Safety IFA
• Child Safety on the Farm HSA
• Play safe - stay safe  HSA
• Children and safety on farms  HSA
• Once upon a Farm - child safety drama communicating the importance of farm and countryside safety to primary level students. Agri Aware 
• Water safety on the farm leaflet - Irish Water Safety
• Farm water safety video - Irish Water Safety
• Staying healthy on your farm - leaflet and Staying healthy on your farm - advice pack for the farming community South East Zoonoses Committee
• Guidance on safe use of tractors and machinery on farms HSA
• Be smart - protect your skin on the farm  ICS and IFA

• Farmyards should be a "no go" for children Agriland.ie
• Two thirds of child fatalities on farms directly related to tractors and machinery Agriland.ie
• Beware of the danger this silage season Agriland.ie

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Fire safety:

• Fire Safety at Home - be on your guard booklet (order free of charge at healthpromotion.ie)
• Fire Safety in the Home leaflet - English, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin
• Fire Safety in Flats and Apartments
• Fire Safety in Caravans
• Fire safety for the Traveller community
• Fire safety for Travellers - tips to stay safe 

All from www.environ.ie 

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Pets:

• Child Safety and health around Pets Booklet (Dept of Public Health Midlands - updated June 2016)

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Poisons:

• Poison Prevention Guidelinesleaflet and poster can be ordered from www.healthpromotion.ie
• "Say no to Poisons!" resources can be downloaded from Poisons Information Centre of Ireland

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Road Safety:

• Child safety in cars; a guide to driving safely with children on board RSA
• Child safety in cars - Weight chart find out what seats may suit your child RSA
• Child safety in cars video clips RSA
• Going to school - a parent's guide to road safety RSA
• Cycle Safety - some tips on safer cycling RSA
• Mobile Phones and Driving  RSA
• Safe cross code  RSA
• Driveway safety videos  RSA

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Safe sleep for your Baby:

The safe sleep information in these publications is intended for babies under 1 year of age who are "well". For babies with specific health needs, additional advice may be given by your healthcare professional.

• Booklet HSE and NPMR(with the support of First Light) - Revised January 2016 - print copies are available from healthpromotion.ie
• Key points ~ A4 size or A3 sizeHSE and NPMR 2016 (with the support of First Light)
• Safe Sleep Key Points - A3 display poster

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School bags and back care:

• School bags - small backs need minding  (HSE Midlands)
• Physiotherapy and back care for children  (Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists)

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Smoke Free Home:

• Growing up smoke free ICS
• Give your baby a breatherHSE QUIT Campaign

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Sun Safety:

• SunSmart leaflet ICS
• Sunsmart poster ICS 
• Sun smart code (webpage) ICS
• Protecting children and young people from ultraviolet radioation damage factsheet ICS
• Melanoma Skin Cancer- What you should know ICS
• Be smart - protect your skin on the farm ICS and IFA
• Vitamin D and your Baby - What you need to know HSE

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Toy and Play Equipment Safety:

• Toy and Play Equipment Safety Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
• A guide to toy safety Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
• Child Safety and Toys (A4 page)HSE (adapted from information above)

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Tummy time:

• Tummy Time with your Baby Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP)
• Tummy Time for your Baby - extracted from ISCP publication above - easy print

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Water Safety:

• Healthy and Safe Swimming leaflet and poster  HSE
• Irish Water Safety leaflets and posters  IWS

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Window Blinds Safety Guide:

• Safety Awareness for Window Blinds  NSAI
• Tips on Window Blind Safety  NSAI
• Video clip NCA

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Conference:

• Preventing Injury to Children: Can we do better?  January 2014

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Most unintentional injuries (often called accidents) can be prevented:

Remember the key message where child safety is concerned -
Watch your child at all times, as children do not understand danger

Go to:

• Child Safety Main Page
• Child Safety Topics ~ A-Z

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