Child Accident Prevention Week 23rd – 29th June 2008

Southern Safer Homes is a team of Home Safety Officers working in the Southern Group of councils (Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Dungannon and Newry & Mourne) helping you towards a safer home. The scheme is joint funded by Investing for Health and the above mentioned councils.

Startling statistics: Every year more than 125, 000 people attend A & E departments or a minor injury unit of a hospital in the Southern Health and Social Services Board area due to a home accident-Startling but true. In the last 3 years (2004-2007) 540 children were admitted to hospitals in the same area as a result of a home accident. Falls, accidental poisonings, scalds and burns are the major types of home injuries. Preventing accidents saves lives and improves quality of life and this is the message we would ask you to consider during Child Accident Prevention Week.

If you have a child under 5 years old or are over 65 years old and would like a Home Safety visit or advice about safety in the home, please ring Environmental Health Department on 028 3752 9626 and ask to speak to the Home Safety Officer.

COMPETITION

How to enter:

Complete the word search puzzle below, find the words listed on the right hand side and circle them in the grid. Completed entries should be returned to the Home Safety Officer, Environmental Health Department, Armagh City and District Council, The Palace Stables, Armagh. This competition is intended for children up to 12 years old.

Prizes: 1st prize - £50,  2nd prize - £30,  3rd prize - £20

Name, address and telephone number:
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CLOSING DATE FOR COMPETITION IS 5PM FRIDAY 4TH JULY 2008.

Terms and Conditions
• Prizes are non-transferable
• Winners will be contacted by telephone to confirm details of the prize.
• Winners may be used for publicity purposes.
• The competition is intended for children up to 12 years old. The decision of the judges is final. The winner will be the first correct entry drawn at random from all eligible entries. 2nd and 3rd prize winners will be drawn at random from all remaining eligible entries.
• No responsibility is taken for entries lost, delayed, misdirected, and incomplete or which cannot be entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of entry is not proof of receipt.
• Southern Safer Homes reserves the right to change prizes at its discretion or to offer an alternative of similar value.
• Southern Safer Homes excludes liability for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by any entrant as a result of entering the promotion or accepting the prize.
• Home Safety Officers, steering group members and their immediate family members (i.e. spouses, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, and siblings) are not eligible to enter.
• Entries should be sent to: The Home Safety Officer, Environmental Health Department Armagh City and District Council/Banbridge District Council/Craigavon Borough Council/Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council/Newry and Mourne District Council.
• Entry into the draw is acceptance of these terms and conditions.
• The closing date for entries is 5.00pm on 4th July 2008.