Health and Safety Authority urge Monaghan school children to “Keep Safe”
Thursday 29th March
More than 120 children from Rackwallace National School, St Mary’s National School Threemile House, St Mary’s Boys National School and Scoil Mhuire Monaghan, have today (Thursday 29th March) attended a Health and Safety Authority ‘Keep Safe’ event in Corcaghan Hall, Monaghan.
“Keep Safe” involves a number of state agencies and regional organisations coming together to deliver an interactive safety programme directed at fifth and sixth class pupils. It aims to promote safety and community awareness through involving the children in a series of interactive scenarios with a strong safety theme.
Speaking at the event, Hilary Byrne, Senior Inspector with the Health and Safety Authority said, “This programme is about raising awareness in school children and teaching them how to deal with hazards in a whole range of situations from farm safety to electrical and water safety. The fifth and sixth class students that attend these events learn a lot and we have designed all of the activities to be fun and informative. I would like to thank all of the schools and agencies in attendance today. Their enthusiasm is what makes this programme a continued success.”
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,
- learn how to stay safe within the context of, for example, road safety, water safety, fire safety and building site safety.
The agencies and organisations that were represented today include the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), Bus Éireann, Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Junior Achievement Ireland, Monaghan Fire Services, Civil Defence Monaghan, ESB Networks, Garda Síochána, Irish Water Safety (IWS), IFA Farm Family Committee.
