“AS SAFE AS HOUSES?” Working together to Reduce Accidents in the Home
A FREE HAP Wales Conference for all Social Housing Providers – jointly hosted by Children in Wales and supported by Welsh Government.

Every year in Wales, over 92,000 people are injured through accidents that occur within the home. These accidents happen to people of all ages, but those most at risk are the under 5s and the over 65s. This risk dramatically increases for those living in areas of deprivation and in social housing.

The majority of these injuries can be prevented and often at little or no cost to landlords. Even small changes to the built environment, as well as tenant education reduces the risk of unintentional injury within your homes.

The aim of this FREE conference is to share evidence, practice and experience with the housing sector about what works to reduce fatal, serious and disabling home accidents. You will hear what the issues are, how to reduce them and what social housing providers are doing to prevent home accidents.

The conference will bring together a new audience to accident prevention with the aim of:

– Raising awareness of the crucial role that housing can play
– Understanding the link between deprivation and accidents and the impact for families and landlords
– Identifying the causes of home accidents for the under 5s and the over 65s
– Understanding how effective partnership working and tenant education can work to prevent accidents
– Sharing effective interventions and good practice

The conference will be of particular benefit to all housing sector departments and the related workforce, including:

– Policy Makers 
– Environmental Health 
– Housing Managers 
– Trading Standards
– Facilities Managers 
– Council Members 
– Wardens 
– Training Managers
– Maintenance and Buildings 
– Board Members 
– Community Education 
– Trustees
– Design 
– Tenants Associations 
– Community Safety Partnerships 
– Health and Safety Advisors  
To book your place please download a booking form here.
  
Please return the completed booking form to:
Children in Wales, 25 Windsor Place, Cardiff CF10 3BZ
Or Fax to: 029 2034 3134
Or Email: bookings@childreninwales.org.uk
Or Register online @ www.childreninwales.org.uk/19582
  
There is FREE exhibition space at the conference. If you are interested please send an email to karen.mcfarlane@childreninwales.org.uk