Health and Safety Authority brings the Keep Safe Roadshow to Athlone School Children

Thursday 3rd April 2025

More than 100 children from Glanduff NS,  Ballybay Central NS, and  St Mary’s N.S have today (Thursday 3rd April) attended a Health and Safety Authority 'Keep Safe' event at St Brigid’s GAA Club, Athlone, Co Roscommon.

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.

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 An Garda Síochána, An Taisce Green Schools, Bus Éireann, Civil Defence Roscommon, Construction Industry Federation (CIF), ESB Networks, Fire and Rescue Service, Health and Safety Authority, Junior Achievement Ireland, National Ambulance Service, Water Safety Ireland (WSI), and Teagasc.

ENDS.

For further information email pressoffice@hsa.ie