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Fact Sheets and Brochures

The Safety Centre aims to reduce child injury through a broad range of activities.

A home safety checklist and a series of 16 fact sheets are now availablefor download or call (03) 9345 5085

The fact sheets are available in three separate sets according to the age of the child:

The Birth to 12 Months set includes fact sheets on:

• Car passenger safety (PDF)
• Children and safety with pets (PDF)
• Choking and suffocation (PDF)
• Fire safety (PDF)
• Home safety (PDF)
• Kitchen safety (PDF)
• Nursery furniture and safe sleeping (PDF)
• Poisoning prevention (PDF)
• Preventing falls (PDF)
• Water safety (PDF)

The Toddler set includes fact sheets on:

• Toy safety for pre-school (PDF)
• Backyard and playground safety (PDF)
• Pedestrian safety for your child (PDF)

The Pre-school set includes fact sheets on:

• Farm safety (PDF)
• Holiday safety (PDF)
• Sport and recreation safety (PDF)

Child Safety Handbook

A guide to injury prevention for parents of 6 - 12 year olds, compiled with the support and expertise of RCH staff.

Safety centre handbook (PDF 1.5 MB)

Kids and dogs

• Kids and dogs - English (PDF 440 KB)
  • Arabic  (PDF 625 KB)
  • Chinese (PDF 625)
  • Italian  (PDF 750 KB)
  • Turkish (PDF 700 KB)
  • Vietnamese (PDF 705 KB)

Additional fact sheets

• Guards and Screens for heaters and open fires
• Low Cost Alternatives for Child Injury Prevention