Quarry safety for teenagers |
This is a MIST funded project by the QPA.
The problem of teenage trespass is a serious one. The industry has to be proactive in addressing this - Success with teenagers comes not from talking at them but from engaging with them and their imaginations - Projects that engage schools have to be relevant to the national curriculum - Teenagers could become ambassadors, delivering the quarry safety message to children as well as to their peers - Many teenagers go to quarries because they want risk. Only a more mature general attitude to risk will change that - Irresponsible adults are a major problem. Localised publicity in safety hotspots is our most effective weapon - Disused quarries pose a distinct problem that has to be addressed on a site-by-site basis. First, we need to identify them - Clear government ownership of the problem of public safety in industrial environments would achieve greater impetus Disused quarries pose a distinct problem that has to be addressed on a site-by-site
For the full report go to www.mi-st.org.uk or follow the link from the links page. Project MA/4/4/012. |
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