Home Safety Action Week
1-7 October 2012
It’s great to have you and your organisation involved in Home
Safety Action Week 2012! We want to help New Zealanders avoid
falling over at home. These falls can happen to anyone, and can
lead to some very serious injuries. We’ve developed a range of
printed material you can use to raise awareness and pass on some
simple solutions to Fight the 5 common home hazards.
This catalogue shows you the printed material you can order to support your Home Safety
Action Week activities.
Please note, you will not be charged for any of these materials. It’s simple to order.
Go to homesafety.co.nz to place your order now.
Ordering closes on Friday, 24 August.
In early September you will receive an electronic pack of information including statistics,
key messages, safety tips for staff emails, your intranet or customer newsletters. There will
also be ideas to engage with staff and support Home Safety Action Week.
Bulk orders
If your organisation has its own bulk distribution system and you would like to place a large
order, email [email protected] or contact your local ACC Community Injury Prevention
Consultant or Relationship Manager. Please note that bulk orders close Tuesday, 7 August.
ACC6490
Safety Week Packs
To make life easier for you, we have put together packs based on the size of your organisation.
You can order up to five packs.
SMALL
Small organisation pack - ACC6486
Organisations with 1-20 people
Each pack contains:
• 1 set of A4 ‘Fight the 5’ posters (total of 5 posters)
• 10 x ‘Fight the 5’ brochures
Maximum order limit: 5 packs
MEDIUM
organisation pack
21–50 people
Medium organisation pack – ACC6487
Organisations with 21-50 people
Each pack contains:
• 1 set of A2 ‘Fight the 5’ posters (total of 5 posters)
• 2 sets of A4 ‘Fight the 5’ posters A4 (total of 10 posters)
• 30 x ‘Fight the 5’ brochures
• 50 x ‘Fight the 5’ leaflets
Maximum order limit: 5 packs
LARGE
Large organisation pack – ACC6488
Organisations with 50+ people
Each pack contains:
• 2 sets of A2 ‘Fight the 5’ posters (total of 10 posters)
• 4 sets of A4 ‘Fight the 5’ posters A4 (total of 20 posters)
• 60 x ‘Fight the 5’ brochures
• 100 x ‘Fight the 5’ leaflets
Maximum order limit: 5 packs
CUSTOMISED
individual items
Individual items
Here’s a description of each item to help you understand what’s in the packs. If you would
prefer to, you can make up your own pack from the items listed below. When you place your
order at homesafety.co.nz simply select the customised order button.
‘Fight the 5’ posters
We’ve created a series of eye-catching posters designed to highlight five of the home hazards
responsible for thousands of falls each year – rugs, chairs, puddles, moss and power cords.
They are available in A2 and A4 sizes.
Fasten rugs and mats
Chairs aren’t ladders
Wipe up spills
ACC6471 - A2 Poster
ACC6476 - A4 Poster
ACC6472 - A2 Poster
ACC6477 - A4 Poster
ACC6473 - A2 Poster
ACC6478 - A4 Poster
Remove moss from paths
Secure power cords
ACC6474 - A2 Poster
ACC6479 - A4 Poster
ACC6475 - A2 Poster
ACC6480 - A4 Poster
‘Fight the 5’ brochure - ACC6482
This brochure provides practical advice and helpful tips on how
to Fight the 5 home hazards that are likely to cause falls.
Simple tips to make
your home safer
For more home safety tips,
visit www.homesafety.co.nz
ACC6482 Oct 2012
Other resources
Ladder Safety brochure – ACC4407
Cont ...
A handy guide to prevent injuries when using a ladder
at home. It’s full of practical advice and tips to help you
stay safe when using a ladder.
If you must use two hands when
working, then use another part of
the body (such as thighs, torso or
shoulder) as the third point of contact
to brace against the ladder or adjacent
structure.
• Never carry heavy or unstable items
up the ladder. Carry tools in a tool belt.
Raise or lower larger tools or materials
using a hand line.
F • Never climb higher than the third step
from the top of a straight ladder.
• If you are looking up when working
make sure you take regular breaks.
Most injuries in the home are caused by
falls – and they can be very serious. Many
occur outside, on and around ladders,
where there can be a long way to fall!
Ladder Safety
Staying safe on ladders
The good news is that almost all these
injuries can be prevented with a little care,
attention or planning ahead.
Here are some important tips to help
prevent falls when you’re using a ladder.
Even if you’re an old hand at DIY and use
a ladder all the time, please take the time
to have a read.
You never know, it might remind you to
take that one extra step that saves you,
a family member, or a friend a lot of
unnecessary pain and suffering.
For more information on ladder safety
visit www.acc.co.nz/homesafety
www.acc.co.nz/homesafety
0800 844 657
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• Keep three points of contact on the
ladder at all times – two hands and
one foot, or two feet and one hand
while climbing, and two feet and one
hand when working.
ACC4407 Printed August 2009
DIY Safety brochure – ACC4807
This brochure covers many DIY activities and provides
tips on how to keep safe when working with tools,
ladders and chainsaws.
Top chainsaw tips
• Safetygearcansaveyourlife,sotakethe
timetoputiton
• Nevercutaboveshoulderheight–it
increasestheriskoflosingyourbalanceand
makesthechainsawmorelikelytokickback
• Alwayskeeptwohandsonthesawand
holditclosetoyourbodywithyourfeet
firmlyplantedandslightlyapart
• Remember:chainsawsaredesignedtocut
wood.Don’tusethemtocutanythingelse.
Did you know? Over1,000peoplewere
injuredwhileusingachainsawathome
lastyear.
How to stay as safe
as houses when you’re
doing DIY
www.acc.co.nz
0800 844 657
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Other resources
Fight the 5 flyer - ACC6481
A one-page flyer to highlight five common things that
cause falls in and around the home. Hand these out to
your staff and customers to raise awareness of serious
injuries from falls.
Moss, rugs, power cords, chairs and puddles –
unbelievably these are some of the seemingly
harmless things that contributed to over
280,000 serious falls around New Zealand
homes last year.
Find out how to take action and Fight the 5
– you’ll see that it’s surprisingly easy to avoid
injury and make your home a safer one.
ACC6481 Oct 2012
Home Safety Kids Activity Booklet – ACC5915
This booklet is packed with activities for primary school
kids to do, to learn more about safety at home.
For more information email [email protected]
or contact your local ACC Community Injury
Prevention Consultant or Relationship Manager.