In November 2019 representatives from Kidsafe Western Australia joined other Kidsafe team members from around Australia, to attend the 14th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference hosted by the Australasian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN) in Brisbane. The conference was a great opportunity to network with other professionals in the injury prevention field and to […]
Did you know that on average one young child dies from drowning in a portable pool in Australia every year? In addition to portable pool drowning fatalities, other children who drown will be hospitalised and some left with severe brain damage. As portable pools become cheaper and more popular, the chance of young children drowning […]
Every year approximately 5,000 Australian children are rescued from parked cars. Three-quarters of these children are under four years old. Leaving children unattended in the car, even for a short time, can be fatal. Even on a cool day the temperature in a parked car can be over 30 degrees hotter than outside. In fact, […]
The Kidsafe WA Playground Advisory Service (PAS) was honoured to be recognised as a joint winner in the recent AILA WA Landscape Architecture Awards for Sea Play on the Bay on the Busselton Foreshore. Kidsafe WA’s PAS worked as safety consultants with the designers Plan E and the construction team, to help guide the construction […]
Kidsafe WA’s ongoing collaboration with Horizon Power continues to educate families on the importance of electrical safety within the home. Electricity is a fundamental part of many households, but are you and your family aware of the potential risks? In Australia on average, three childrenunder the age of 14 die as a result of an […]
Australia’s National Best Practice Guidelines for Child Car Restraints are being updated. The guidelines are a partnership between Kidsafe Australia and Neuroscience Research Australia, initially developed in 2013 in collaboration with key stakeholders from around the country. Australian research has demonstrated that inappropriate and incorrect restraint use among children in cars is widespread but that […]
The ongoing support of ATCO assists Kidsafe WA in maintaining the Safety Demonstration House to educate families on keeping children safe in the home. The Safety Demonstration House highlights potential hazards around the home and provides tips on reducing the risk of injuries from these hazards. ATCO assisted with the installation of gas appliances in […]
Kidsafe WA with the support of the Department of Health WA have released new resources focusing on farm safety to educate and inform the community on how to reduce the risk of child injury on the farm. Australian farms remain a high risk setting for injury and fatalities. As a farm is also a workplace, […]
Each year, around 500 children under the age of 15 present to the Perth Children’s Hospital Emergency Department with a burn or scald injury. Most of these injuries happen in or around the home, with the kitchen being the most common place for a burn or scald injury to occur. Young children under the age […]
Kidsafe WA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play. While our office is located on Whadjuk Noongar Country, we extend our respects to First Nations Elders and their people across Western Australia where our vision, purpose and values extend.
