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Student Safety

If you’re a student looking for some tips on how to keep safe while at college or university, then you’ve come to the right place. This is such an exciting time, so we want to make sure you’re aware of the fire risks that can come with moving into your new home.

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Cooking Safety

60% of non-fatal injuries from fire occurred as a result of a fire that started in the kitchen. Follow these tips so that you and your home don’t become one of these statistics.

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Road Safety

Whether you're walking or driving to university or riding on a country road, the speed of the traffic matters to your safety.

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Water Safety

If you see somebody in trouble, make the right call, call 999!

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Lithium Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are lightweight, rechargeable batteries that are found in many modern-day devices like mobile phones, tablets, laptops, e-cigarettes, hearing aids, portable chargers, power tools, and electric bikes and scooters. 

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Working from home

Here are some of the things you can do to keep you and your property safe from fire during this time.

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Mobile devices

With 71% of us now owning a smartphone and laptops rapidly replacing desktop computers within the home we are fast becoming a truly internet-savvy nation but the number of fires occurring as a result of mobile devices is also increasing.

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