Home safety

Almost 4,000 people die from accidents in the home every year in the UK, according to statistics from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

This includes:

Young children under five and older people aged 65 and above are particularly at risk.

Home safety checks

To reduce your risk of having an accident at home, we offer free home safety checks for residents within our electoral area, particularly seniors and parents with young children.

The checks offer tips on all aspects of home safety, as well as specialist advice on topics like heating and energy saving.

A room-by-room inspection usually takes around 30 minutes and all checks are carried out by two uniformed members of staff with identity cards.

Find out more about home safety checks

Home safety educational visits

Our Home Safety Team provide educational visits to primary and post primary schools in the Belfast City Council area.

During these visits we'll:

Give advice and information to teachers and pupils regarding home safety.
Play our fully interactive electronic game QUIZDOM with the chance to win prizes!

All our visits are age-specific and will be appropriate to the age of the children.

If you'd like us to visit your school, then telephone 028 9032 0202 and ask for the Home Safety Officer.