For more information on smoke alarms, visit: fire. FACT - Having a home escape plan in conjunction with a working smoke alarm will greatly increase your chances of getting out safely. Every second counts.
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To access the resources or for more information visit: www. Our volunteers make a difference in their communities not just by fighting fires, but also by helping families prepare themselves and their homes for a bush fire.
If you and your home are well prepared, you stand a better chance of surviving a bush fire. Join with everyone else in ensuring that your home and family are protected by following the Four Simple Steps to getting ready for a bush fire. The Bush Fire Cooperative Research Council has released a document to assist parents in involving their children in bush fire survival planning.
This guide can help you make that decision, and assist you with the steps in preparing yourself, your home and your family. When will we leave? What will be your sign to leave? For example children, the elderly, or people with asthma. Even trained firefighters can find it challenging. There are some simple things you can do around your home to prepare it for a bush fire. Where willthe we last go? Make a commitment to get all equipment by a specific date. Do not wait for an official warning.
Trim overhanging Clear and remove Prepare a sturdy Mow grass Remove material trees and shrubs. This can stop the and leaves from will reach all around the around your home Study the Decide to Stay action checklist. Remember to include pets, fire spreading to the gutters your home. Make Have cleared e. Door mats, identification and irreplaceable itemsalike photos or documents. You need to keep track of the alert level so you know what you should do.
Join others in your neighbourhood in completing these Top 5 ActionsWhat to protect your home. There is a heightened level of threat. The NSW Service advises or constructed for bush fires. Under these circumstances, you should leave early. Neighbourhood Safe Places are a place of last resort, such as a sports ground or local building that has been specially identified for use during a fire. Remember that bush and grass fires can move quickly and catch you off guard.
If you are caught in a fire, protect yourself from the heat. Not all areas will have a Neighbourhood Safer Place so check www. The higher the Fir ns. Firesatmayoyuthrwileal do to survive. The fire danger rating should be your first trigger for action and could save your life. When the rating is Catastrophic, leaving early is the only option for your survival.
Know your triggers. Be prepared to activate your Bush Fire Survival Plan with little or no warning. Storms can happen anywhere, at any time of the year. It is important to prepare your family and prepare your property now and stay prepared all year round. Storms are the most costly natural disaster to affect NSW. Prepare for a storm NOW There are eight simple things that you can do now to prepare your home and help reduce the potential damage caused by severe storms.
Maintain your yard and balcony. Secure or store items that could blow around in strong winds 2. Clean your gutters, downpipes and drains regularly to prevent blockages 3. Trim trees and branches that could potentially fall on your home or property 4. Fix any damage to your roof, including broken or missing tiles 5. Check your insurance policy is current and adequate 6. Make a Home Emergency Plan for your family that outlines what you would do in an emergency 7. Prepare an emergency kit with essential items in case you lose power or need to leave home in an emergency 8.
Listen to your local radio station and other media for weather warnings. Your emergency kit contents: A portable radio with batteries A torch with spare batteries A first aid kit Candles and waterproof matches Important papers including emergency contact numbers Copies of any emergency plan A waterproof bag for valuables When leaving or evacuating your property, place into your emergency kit: Medications Supplies for your baby Supplies for any other people in your care Appropriate clothing and footwear Food and drinking water.
Prepare an emergency kit in case you lose power or need to leave your home turn over for checklist. Are you at risk from floods? If you live close to a creek, river, major stormwater drain or in a low-lying area, you may be at risk from flooding even if you have not experienced it personally.
Know where to go Find the safest route to travel in the event that you might need to evacuate and identify the point at which your evacuation route may be cut. In many locations, it is likely that you will need to evacuate by foot due to congestion on roads. Find out where any evacuation centres could be set up in your area. If you prefer, check with friends and relatives outside the affected area to organise a place to go. This means.
If there is a threat, the Bureau will issue a National Tsunami Watch. If there is a possibility of a Land Threat Tsunami emergency services may commence evacuations immediately. Keep listening to your local radio station and monitor other media for updates and advice. Is your child sitting safely in the right car seat for their age and size? In the car always check your child is buckled up safely in the right car seat for their age and size, and that the car seat is correctly fitted to the car.
Make sure your child always wears a correctly fitted helmet and that they ride in a safe place. They are at risk in the traffic environment because of their size, their difficulty in judging speed and distance and the fact that they may behave unpredictably. Your child may be able to tell you the rules and how to keep safe near in and around vehicles, but in reality, they will not always be able to apply them. More than one million children in NSW travel to and from school each day by car, bike, public transport or as a pedestrian.
This program supports delivery of road safety education to children and young people from early childhood to the end of high school. But this alone is not enough and families and carers play a critical role in helping to keep children and young people safe. You can help by following some simple safety steps and by regularly reinforcing important road safety messages with your children.
Often, they just forgot to look or are distracted by other things. Take care whenever you cross. Research shows that helmets reduce head injuries by up to 74 per cent in crashes with motor vehicles.
Wearing a helmet from the moment they start learning to ride will help your child to develop it as a habit and reduce the risk of head injuries. While your child may learn skills such as balancing, pedaling and steering quite easily, they are still learning skills that help them to judge speed, distance and the direction of sound.
Your young child will often ride with their head down, concentrating on pedaling, not the environment around them. Your child needs ongoing adult help in safe, off-road locations to gradually develop all their skills. The safest places to ride bikes, scooters and skateboards are within fenced areas. This helps your child from riding or falling onto the footpath or the road.
It is the law. A helmet that is not correctly fitted and fastened does not provide enough protection in a crash. Children aged up to 16 years can ride their bikes on the footpath—. Older children should use the bike lane. Wear light coloured or reflective clothing when you are riding your bike, especially at night.
Let your friends walk beside your bike if necessary. For detailed information on correct child restraint visit childcarseats. It is impossible to hold onto a child in a crash and it is illegal. This is also illegal and very dangerous. All children must be restrained in an appropriate child restraint. Many crashes are the result of driver error and fatigue. Rest stops help restore concentration, and beat drowsiness. Babies, toddlers and children lose fluid quickly so it is important when travelling on hot days, to allow extra time for stops and to provide plenty of cool water or fluids.
Never leave your child in a car for any period of time without adult supervision. Keep them occupied by talking or singing to them; provide soft toys to play with. On long trips, provide unspillable drinks, healthy snack foods; and avoid milkbased drinks for carsick- prone children. Take regular. Anything that takes your mind or eyes off the road, or your hands off the wheel, not only compromises your safety, but that of everyone else on the road.
Being distracted increases your chances of having a crash. It slows down your reaction times and puts you in danger of failing to see hazards such as traffic lights, stop signs or other road users, including pedestrians and cyclists. From 1 December , mobile phone detection cameras are targeting illegal phone use across NSW and include fixed and transportable trailer-mounted cameras. Together, these cameras will target illegal mobile phone use anywhere, anytime.
Make sure you know the rules for mobile use when driving, and take time to find ways to reduce the temptation to use your phone illegally when driving. It is illegal to hold and use your mobile phone in NSW. Our Get your hand off it campaign warns drivers of the dangers of illegal mobile phone use and the serious consequences of taking your eyes off the road.
For detailed information on mobile phone use, visit roadsafety. Rail safety checklist — keep your child safe Teaching children how to be safe around trains is just as important as teaching them to look both ways before crossing the road. Use this checklist the next time you catch a train together.
The good habits they learn from you could save their life. If you drop something on the tracks, never try to get it yourself. Jumping onto the tracks is very dangerous because a train might be coming. Always ask station staff for help to get it back.
A train travelling at 60km per hour the same speed as a car on a main road takes the length of two and a half football fields to stop! Even if a driver sees you, they may not be able to stop in time. Platform safety Stay behind the yellow line When you are walking on the platform or waiting for a train, stay well back from the yellow line in case you accidentally slip or get pushed.
Always walk, and wait behind the yellow line. Always use the footpath Only cross at pedestrian level crossings designed for people to cross. Walk between the double yellow lines on the footpath and keep looking left, right and ahead. If you need help or feel unsafe, ask staff on the train, station staff or police. They are there to help you. In an emergency, look for the orange Emergency Help Point button on the train or platform and press it.
They can see you on camera and will send someone to help. There is a gap between the train and platform — when you get on and off the train you could fall into the gap and get hurt. The platform is not a place to run, bounce balls or play games. You can do that at the park! Be extra alert before you cross at a pedestrian level crossing: Stop behind the gate or yellow line.
Look left and right for trains coming. Listen for trains — they might be closer than you think. Think is it safe to cross? If there is no danger, you can walk. Keep on looking left, right and ahead. If the pedestrian level crossing has lights or bells, never cross while they are flashing or ringing.
Always wait until they finish, then stop, look, listen and think before you cross. Always use a bridge, overpass or crossing Tracks are for trains only. Bridges, overpasses and pedestrian level crossings are for people. When you have to get to the other side of the tracks, always use the bridge, overpass or pedestrian level crossing to get there safely.
Move and report If you ever feel unsafe: Move to another carriage or a safer part of the station. Tell the adult who is with you, station staff or a police officer, or press the Emergency Help Point button. You can also call Triple Zero Your young child counts on you to supervise them near vehicles, and separate see where play areas theyfrom are atdriveways all times. Ensure that young children are placed securely in a vehicle before moving it.
Do not let children use the driveway as a play area. Home design features can help, including fences, high handles on garage doors and self-closing doors or gates.
SEE - All vehicles have blind spots. While reversing sensors and cameras can assist with reducing blind spots, it can be difficult to notice a small child until it is too late. It is important not to become complacent. Drivers should get into the habit of walking around their vehicle before starting it, especially when leaving an area where a young child could be present.
Why are children at risk? The temperature inside a parked car can be more than 30 degrees hotter than outside. Children are particularly at risk because they lose fluid quickly. Dehydrated children are at risk of suffering potentially life threatening heatstroke. There are a number of situations that can lead to an incident; changes in a normal routine or the keys being accidentally locked inside can result in a child being left in a car unintentionally.
Parents sometimes choose to leave their child unattended, thinking they will only be gone for a few minutes. This can easily turn into ten to fifteen minutes and because the temperature rise in a vehicle is so rapid, even a short amount of time can place them in extreme danger. N ever assume a train is a long way off. Even if a train has passed, there may be another train coming in the other direction.
Only enter the crossing when the lights have stopped flashing or the gate has opened. It takes a lot to stop an eight-carriage train travelling at kmh. The braking distance for a train is approximately five football fields m. Listen and look in both directions for approaching trains. This is extremely dangerous and it is very likely the oncoming train is close to the crossing.
Crossing anywhere else is illegal and extremely dangerous. Left Sign: Railway crossing with traffic lights ahead. Left Sign: Stop before crossing.
Centre Sign: Stop if the red lights are flashing. Right Sign: Give way at the crossing, be prepared to stop. Use the Emergency Help Point on the platform to receive assistance. Never cross if a vehicle is approaching. Follow the guidelines for level crossing safety. Metro video help points Each Metro station will have up to twelve video help points.
When the blue button is pressed for general assistance the call will be connected via a video feed directly to staff at the control centre. When the green emergency button is pressed, the call will be prioritised and a trained operations control centre staff member will respond to your emergency.
Please note that bikes are not allowed on Newcastle light rail. This includes customers who are older,. Keep your head, arms and legs clear of the aisle when seated. Try to avoid moving between carriages while a metro or train is moving. If you need to, always take care. If you are concerned about your safety or others: - move away from the danger into another carriage - use the Emergency Help Points to alert staff and listen for instructions.
Ensure the brake is on and the pram is parked parallel to the train tracks. Plan ahead and follow our guidelines for travelling with prams and young children on public transport. If travelling at night, stand where it is brightly lit. Make sure all of the windows are locked and valuables are out of sight.
Turn your car alarm on. Fit for purpose and built to the highest safety standards Designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia An unwavering focus on the safety of children and the wider community. Every day, more than a million NSW school children travel to and from school in safety - many of them by bus. The school bus is an extremely safe form of transport for school students. Traffic congestion outside the school can increase when many families resort to driving short distances to and from school.
On and off the bus safely Your child is most at risk in the minutes after getting off the bus. You can reduce this risk. Meet your child or arrange for another trusted adult to meet your child at the bus stop, never on the opposite side of the road. Hello, Sign in. Sign out. My Library. Top Picks. Latest Offers. Gift Ideas. Gift Finder. Gift Vouchers. Enter Gift Code. Gifts I've Bought. Loyalty Points. Would you like to switch to your local site?
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