 |
 |
Pedestrian
Safety | Motor Vehicle Safety | Halloween
Safety
Operation Lifesaver | Winter
Safety | Home Safety | Streetproofing
Bicycle Safety | Helmets
and Protective Gear | Water Safety |
Internet Safety
Safety City
offers programs on a variety of issues, ranging from
teaching students how to stay safe at Halloween to the
importance of helmets.
Following
is a description of each program offered:
Pedestrian
Safety:
Students are taught the importance of exercising caution
when crossing the street and some of the hazards they may
encounter when they are walking, for example driveways,
alleys and parking lots. One of the most important
messages in this lesson is to make eye contact with the
drivers, to ensure they have been seen.
Top
Motor
Vehicle
Safety:
This program includes a reminder of the importance of
seat-belts and a review on proper positioning of the
belts. Bus safety is also covered, with explanations of
proper behavior on and around the bus, emphasizing the
three-meter danger zone around a bus.
Top
Halloween
Safety:
This program contains tips for costumes to ensure
trick-or-treaters will be able to see and be seen.
Children are also reminded to exercise caution around
strangers, to take an adult with them and have an adult
check all candy before eating any.
Top
Operation
Lifesaver:
This is an established train safety program. It explains
to children why train areas are not play areas so
children understand why they should stay away.
Top
Winter
Safety:
Students are taught about the dangers of hypothermia and
the importance of dressing for the weather. Also covered
is sledding safety, the dangers of thin ice and how to
choose a safe area to play in.
Top
Home
Safety:
More people get injured at home than anywhere else. This
comprehensive program covers all sorts of dangers around
the home, including falls, electrical dangers, burns,
drowning and fire prevention.
Top
Streetproofing:
A stranger is any person they you don't know, or don't
know well, no matter what they look like. Children are
given knowledge so they will know what to do if they are
approached by a stranger, and where they can go for help.
NO, GO, TELL is emphasized.
Top
Bicycle
Safety:
For students eight years and under the program reminds
them to ride on the sidewalk, watch for traffic at
driveways, alleys and parking lots. Children are reminded
to stop and walk their bike across roadways. Students
nine years and older, if their skills are good enough,
may now ride their bikes on the road. Bikes on the road
are considered vehicles, so children are taught how and
where they should be on the road and basic traffic
regulations.
Top
Helmets
and Protective Gear:
Helmets reduce the risk of brain injury by 85 per cent.
This program discusses why children should protect their
brains and emphasizes proper fit and adjustment of
helmets. Less than five per cent of children seen at
Safety City have a helmet that fits and/or is adjusted
properly.
Top
Water
Safety:
This program focuses on proper behavior around water, the
importance of life jackets and adult supervision.
Top
Internet Safety:
The internet is an amazing educational and entertainment tool. This
program teaches students how to safely use and have fun while navigating
the streets of cyberspace.
Top
For
further information, please contact us.
|
