When accidents happen behind closed doors, they rarely attract public and media attention. Glasgow City Council is working to raise the profile of this issue and it uses a broad range of resources to inform and educate to help prevent accidents in the home and garden.

Glasgow City Council employs a Home Safety Officer and two Home Safety Advisers who will:  

• carry out Safety Audits within homes
• provide information and advice on all aspects of safety within the home  

The Council has taken steps to address the issue of reducing accidents and injuries within the home by:

• establishing the Home Safety Working Group – a multi-agency group with members from several City Council Services, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, Strathclyde Police, the Greater Glasgow NHS Board and others to co-ordinate safety messages and activities across the city;
• establishing a Home Safety Response Team to provide safety and/or security equipment to vulnerable persons referred by partner agencies;
• creating the ITS Glasgow project (Integration through Safety) to progress home and fire safety issues for asylum seekers and refugees;

• holding seminars to raise awareness of specific issues eg.:

  • reduction of Accidents/Injuries within the Home

  • safety in the Home for the Older Person