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We provide Personal Safety Training in the following  sectors:

Leisure Facilities

Public Sport Centre, Leisure Centre and Health Club membership in the UK is around 2.46 million, in addition to the Private Health Club Membership, this is a total of 5.8 million members.  Reported incidents involving violence, abuse and threatening behaviour has been rising steadily.  Leisure service workers have a high risk of assault with over 100,000 documented cases in 2007/2008.

│ Leisure Industry │

Direct Public Interface Positions

All Public Service Workers with a direct interface with the public are at risk.  Almost 2 in 5 workers (38% according to Unison), interviewed in a nationwide study, had experienced verbal abuse in the past 12 months; more than 10% of workers had experienced physical abuse.

Public Service (National & Local)

Attacks on Local Government staff have increased greatly in the last 10 years.

According to UNISON; the Public Service Union:

Levels of violence are high.

People have become accustomed to an atmosphere of aggression and violence.

Fear is a common element of life in the public services.

Reporting is unreliable and risk assessment is patchy.

The response to risk is unclear and training is uncommon.

Health Workers

Even Health Workers are not exempt from violence in the workplace.  Over 50% of Social Workers have been subjected to violence in the course of their work.  Social workers working with the mentally ill and children were most at risk.  (Also see Nursing)

 

│ Health Workers │

Transport

Some transport staff face Personal Safety challenges every day of their working life.  For instance, statistics from the UK Railway Safety and Standards Board show reported assaults against rail staff is up 24 per cent on the previous year, with 3090 incidents recorded.

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Education

Attacks at Primary Schools have included Education Workers being attacked by parents, children, siblings and strangers.  In England alone, there were 221 attacks on teachers last year, and 1,428 between 2000 and 2008.

│ Education │

Schools

Linking with Citizenship and Personal Development courses, Personal Safety Training for Students is a short seminar specifically designed with secondary school year 10/11, college and university students in mind.  The course covers a diverse range of Personal Safety advice and contains specific modules covering personal safety on transport, going out, assertiveness and aggression and breakaway techniques.

│ Schools │

Nursing & Midwifery

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) states that one third of community nurses working alone have been assaulted or harassed in the last two years.  This applies to both the NHS and the Private Sector.

│Nurses, Doctors & Midwives │

Groups & Organisations

Community Centres have been the site of numerous acts of aggression.  According to the UK Government, workers in this sector are at a significantly increased risk of violent and abusive behaviour.

Charity workers are also at risk, in the retail arena, collecting money and/or goods, and dealing directly with the public.

Social Workers including Lone Working

Many Social Workers are involved in home visits. This seminar is appropriate to all those in the Social Work arena and is also recommended for Meals On Wheels Personnel, Personal Care staff, Doctors, Nurses, Community Care staff, and Medical Home Delivery workers.

 

| Social Work |

Home Visit Positions (Lone Working)

Many workers are involved in home visits from Meals on Wheels, Personal Care staff, Doctors and Nurses to Medical Delivery workers.

 

| Home Visit & Lone Working |

 Care Home & Warden Assisted Living

A recent survey show that among 747 people living independently, who were placed in care facilities, 42 were involved in 79 different incidents in which the police were called.

This seminar is designed to assist those employed in Care Homes and who work as Wardens in sheltered housing.  The seminar is designed with the safety of both the worker and the client at the forefront.

│ Care Home & Warden Assisted Living │

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