Keep Safe Roadshow Comes to Newtownforbes School Children
Friday, 12th June
More than 100 children from Melview National School, St. Mary's Newtownforbes, and Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Treasa, Killoe have today (Friday, 12th June) attended a Health and Safety Authority 'Keep Safe' event at Newtownforbes Sports Centre, Co Longford.
A range of state agencies and regional organisations with a safety remit came together to deliver an interactive safety programme directed at fifth and sixth class pupils. The ‘Keep Safe' programme aims to promote safety and community awareness through involving the children in a series of fun and interactive scenarios with a strong safety theme.
Joanne Harmon, Education Manager with the Health and Safety Authority said, “The Keep Safe initiative teaches children about a whole range of hazards and situations, from safety around electricity, to farm and water safety. All of the activities are designed to be fun, interactive and informative. I would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in the event today. The enthusiasm of the pupils, their teachers and the agencies make this a really worthwhile event.”
The aims of the one day 'Keep Safe' event are to help children to:
- become aware of personal and home safety,
- learn how to react to dangerous situations,
- foster good citizenship,
- learn how to recognise hazards and manage risks, and
- learn how to stay safe within the context of, for example, road safety, water safety, farm safety and fire safety.
The agencies and organisations that were represented today include CIF, Civil Defence Longford, ESB Networks, Health and Safety Authority, Longford Fire and Rescue Service, An Garda Síochána, Irish Water Safety (IWS), RNLI, and Teagasc.
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