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See also: http://firewise.fire.org.nz/visit.html Reference number 9339 Deadly silence [smoke alarm test]. 2010 Consumer 500 March 2010 8-10 Consumer NZ This article from Consumer discusses testing they have done which indicates that 'ionisation' smoke alarms are slow to detect cooler smouldering fires. The other type of alarm which is better at detecting these fires (and also detects hotter fires) is the 'photoelectric' or 'optical' senor. Consumer recommends some dual sensor smoke alarms (which are both 'ionisation' and 'optical') or some 'optical' smoke alarms. There is a large price range from $13-$99. This test was funded by ACC. The Fire Service website recommends that: "... householders only install photoelectric smoke alarms as they provide more effective all-round detection and alarm in all types of fire scenarios and are more likely to alert occupants in time to escape safely. If households currently only have ionisation alarms installed, the Fire Service recommends that these are supplemented with some of the photoelectric variety." See also: http://www.fire.org.nz/Fire-Safety/Safety-Devices/Pages/Smoke-alarms-types.aspx and: http://www.consumer.org.nz/ Reference number 9340 Loving our children: Safer Homes [Burns prevention toolkit. Home child burn prevention resource including booklet, stickers and printable sheets.] 2010 Safekids New Zealand - Tamariki Haumaru o Aotearoa Auckland, Safekids New Zealand: 2010. This 'information kit' includes an A5-sized spiral bound booklet, magnets and printable sheets and is a resource for the Safekids Campaign 2010-2011. It is a development of a child burn prevention resource originally developed by Safe Waitakere, Waitakere City Council in Auckland. It was developed in collaboration with Safe Waitakere Injury Prevention, NZ Fire Service, National Burns Centre and Burns Support Charitable Trust. It includes: some general facts about child burns, safety message around common causes of burns (such as overly hot tap water, hot drinks and food, kettles, irons, barbeques, heaters, open fires, house fires etc) and bold and clear black and white illustrations of these causes and preventive measures. The intention is that the booklet can be held up during a discussion with parents and caregivers and that the bold illustrations/ graphics facilitate clear communication about hazards and burns prevention. It is intended for one-on-one use by home visitors such as: Well Child visitors, Midwives, Maori PHO workers, Public Health workers etc. The booklet is organised into sections: General, 6 weeks to 3 months, 5 months, 8-10 months, 15-24 months, 3 years and 5 years. In each of these sections the hazards to this age group or developmental stage are focused on e.g. at 5 months - "Tablecloths can be pulled by crawling children, placemats are safer." Each of the pages of graphics have been reproduced as single printable/ photocopyable sheets which can be left with people as a reminder of what was discussed. Also included in the information kit/ toolkit are the Maori/ English bilingual version of the fridge
magnet: 'Hot water burns like fire'. Reference number 9350 Hot water burns like fire - He rite ano te wera o te wai ki te wera o te ahi. Me waiho nga inu wera ki tetahi waahi kia kore e kapongia e te tamaiti - Keep hot drinks out of the reach of children. [Fridge/ whiteware magnet]. 2010 Safekids New Zealand - Tamariki Haumaru o Aotearoa Auckland, Safekids New Zealand: 2010 This bi-lingual Maori/ English language hot cup burn prevention whiteware magnet was developed to be used as part of the Safekids Campaign 2010/11 burns prevention theme. Includes Maori translations of the messages: 'Hot water burns like fire' and an image of a spilling cup of hot beverage with the message on it: Me waiho nga inu wera ki tetahi waahi kia kore e kapongia e te tamaiti - Keep hot drinks out of the reach of children. It is also to be included as part of the 'burns prevention toolkit'. Reference number 9351 Factsheet: Child burn injuries. 2010 Author 'Alatini, Moses http://www.safekids.org.nz Safekids New Zealand, Tamariki Haumaru o Aotearoa Auckland, Safekids New Zealand: 2010 This factsheet was revised (from 2008) for use in the Safekids Campaign 2010/2011 in relation to the burns prevention theme. It presents information and statistics around childhood burn injuries in New Zealand. Includes sections on: Overview, Burns from hot objects/ substances (scalds), Burn definitions, Burns from fire and flame, First aid for burns (there are important changes to the advice here: "... cool the burn under cold running water for AT LEAST 20 MINUTES"). Includes references. Reference number 9360 TRANSPORT PLANNING - NZ Safer journeys - New Zealand's road safety strategy to 2020. 2010 Ministry of Transport Wellington, Ministry of Transport: 2010. 45 p. This road safety strategy document from the Ministry of Transport is a "strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020. The long term goal for road safety in New Zealand is set out in its vision: "A safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury" This vision recognises that while we could never prevent all road crashes from happening, we could ultimately stop many of them resulting in death and serious injury. It also broadens our focus beyond preventing deaths to also preventing serious injuries. To support the vision, Safer Journeys takes a Safe System approach to road safety. This approach means working across all elements of the road system (vehicles, roads, speeds and road users) and recognises that everybody has responsibility for road safety. In developing Safer Journeys, we have looked to research and the experience in other countries such as Australia . Public consultation, on a Safer Journeys discussion document
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