Fireworks Safety - information to families3 November 2023 (by admin) |
Dear Families,
Did you know that sparklers burn 16 times hotter than a kettle? Or that powerful rockets unsuited to family back gardens are on sale to parents online? There will be lots of displays happening this weekend - be sure to supervise young children at all times and check out the advice from Child Accident Prevention Trust below:
Safety messages
- Fireworks are exciting, but they can be very dangerous and can hurt you. Listen to your grown-up about where is a safe place to stand.
- Never touch a firework. Don’t pick up a firework after it has been used.
- Wear your gloves when you hold your sparkler and keep it away from your body.
- It’s not a good idea to hold more than one sparkler at once.
- Keep your sparkly sparkler safely away from other people and don’t run around with it.
- Don’t throw your sparkler in case it hits someone.
- Once your sparkler is finished, put it into a bucket of water, don’t pick it back up. It stays hot for a long time and can burn you.
- Leave your dressing up clothes at home on fireworks night, wrap up warm instead.
- Stand well away from the bonfire and stay close to the grown-ups.
- Don’t be tempted to throw things into the bonfire or poke at it with sticks.
- If you’re going to a firework display, hold hands with your grown-up and stay with them all the time.
- If you catch your clothes on a flame, don’t panic – STOP, DROP and ROLL:
- STOP what you are doing.
- DROP to the ground and cover your face with your hands.
- ROLL over and over to put out the flames.
- Practice your STOP, DROP and ROLL before your fireworks celebrations.
Follow the link below for safety tips from Fireman Sam.
With kind regards,
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon C.E Primary School