Its Kids World

SAFETY
For many children, their personal world is often small, limited to their home, school, the street outside, play areas, and the homes of their extended family. But these places can also put children, from an early age, at risk from environmental dangers – and these risks are increasing.
Generations of children have suffered from certain ‘basic’ risks existing in their environments. These are unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation, indoor air pollution, insufficient food hygiene, poor housing and inadequate waste disposal.
Today’s ‘modern’ risks result from the unsafe use of dangerous chemicals, the inadequate disposal of toxic waste and other environmental hazards, noise and industrial pollution. Unsafe chemicals in toys and household products may also harm children.
‘Emerging’ potential environmental threats to health include global climate change, ozone depletion, contamination by persistent organic pollutants and chemicals and other hazards, and emerging diseases.

As a result of the increased production and use of chemicals, a myriad of chemical hazards is nowadays present in children’s homes, schools, playgrounds and communities. Chemical pollutants are released into the environment by unregulated industries or are emitted from heavy traffic or toxic waste sites. About 50,000 children, aged 0-14 years old, die every year as a result of unintentional poisoning.

 

Pediatric injuries are the leading cause of death for children aged 1 to 21 years. Children safety should be the prime duty of adults. A child needs to be protected. The places where the child usually gets injured are-

HOME: Proper care has to be taken for the safety of the child at home.

  • All the electrical appliances to be kept at safe distance.
  • Staircase to have railings.
  • Medicines to be kept out of reach.
  • Be careful where the gas stove or kerosene stoves are kept.

SCHOOL: Safety of the child at school is very important.

  • The furniture should not have sharp edges.
  • There should be sufficient space in the class room.
  • The students to be monitored continuously.

PLAYGROUND: Playground is the place where the child enjoys himself with other children.

    • The playthings should be of safe materials.
    •  The height of swing, see-saw etc., should be appropriate for the children.
    • A child at play should be supervised.

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