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Safety in the home
The cost to the National Health Service of treating home accident injuries is estimated at £450 million per year, with an additional £1,740 million for the cost of lost output, pain, grief and suffering.
DirectGov provides useful information about preventing slips, trips and falls, safeguarding chemicals in your home and firework safety in the Home Safety section of the Directgov website.
RoSPA - the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - also has useful information and regional contacts on their website at www.rospa.org
Related Services: Home fire safety checks by Lancashire Fire and Rescue service.
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