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Ropes Crossing is committed to ensuring that its residents, its works, students and those who participate in recreational activities are safe from accident and injury.
As part of this commitment to safety, here are the latest brochures full of safety hints and tips around the home and out in your community. If you would like a hard copy of these, please call into the Sales and Information Centre to collect a copy or email the Community Connections team with your address so we can mail one out to you.
Out and about in Your Community
Ropes Crossing will continue to grow into a strong and vibrant community for many years to come. However, along the way, we must all remain aware and proactive about keeping our homes, roads and community safe. If you would like to report any safety concerns or suggest any safety improvements regarding construction at Ropes Crossing please let us know by calling 9673 8848.
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Safety in Your Community
Home Safety
Did you know that 45% of all injuries occur in and around the home? You can easily help make your home a safer environment for your family.
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Kid Safe Checklist
Backyard Safety
Driveway Safety
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Safety Gates and Locks
Your Safety Starts at Home
Fire Safety
Few people realise how quickly a fire can take hold in a house and how destructive it can be. You need to plan and prepare so that if a fire does start, everyone knows how to escape quickly and safety.
Download the checklist below and be guided on how you can prepare a Home Fire Escape Plan with your family.
For more information, visit www.fire.nsw.gov.au
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Home Fire Escape Plan
Smoke Alarms
Do your smoke alarms work? Remember that only working smoke alarms will save lives.
Download the Fire Safety Protection Smoke Alarms in the Home brochure provided by the NSW Fire Brigades, or visit www.fire.nsw.gov.au for more information.
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Fire Safety Protection, Smoke Alarms in the Home
Kids and Poison
In New South Wales, every year thousands of children need medical care for poisoning from products commonly found in and around the home. Most accidental poisonings occur to children younger than five, with children aged one to three at risk.
Download the Kids and Poisons Fact Sheet provided by the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, or visit www.chw.edu.au for more information.
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Kids and Poisons Fact Sheet
Water Safety in Your Community
Supervision means that a child is ALWAYS being watched by an adult within arm’s reach. Teaching children to swim can also prevent drownings, however swimming lessons and floaties are no substitute for adult supervision.
Drowning and near-drowning incidents pose a threat to everyone, every age. Drowning is in fact the greatest cause of accidental death of children under five. Some safety tips to keep in mind when swimming;
- Never leave children unattended in pools or baths
- Swim between the red and yellow flags
- Fence the pool and shut the gate
- Check water depths before diving/jumping
- Call 000 in emergencies
For more information about local swimming school classes, visit the Blacktown City Council Emerton Leisure Centre Website www.elc.blacktown.nsw.gov.au and download pricelist and program for classes on offer.
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Pool Safety
Water Safety in Your Community
Park Safety - Help Keep our Parks Safe and Clean
The following tips are provided to help you enjoy the parks available within Ropes Crossing. Please abide by these guidelines to respect and protect everyone’s right to enjoy the public amenities.
- Littering and dumping is prohibited. Keep parks clean by placing litter in the proper receptacles
- No resident may kill, harm, trap, confine, catch or possess wildlife within any park
- Tidy and wipe up after yourself when using the park facilities (such as park benches and BBQ facilities)
- No swimming in lakes and ponds
- Removal or destruction of vegetation is prohibited
- Vandalism and graffiti is prohibited
The local council needs your help to maintain the beauty of parks in Ropes Crossing. Please report any vandalism or damages to crime stoppers on 131 444. Please ring Community Connections on 9673 8850 for more information on the Ropes Crossing Watch Program or the Ropes Crossing Cleanest Street Program.
Common sense guidelines for your safety
For your personal safety, we recommend that when enjoying the parks and pathways, travel in pairs of groups and do not allow children to stay at parks unattended. Lock your bikes and cars with valuables out of sight.
REMINDER: Children are always out and about and running around the local parks so please be mindful of your driving speed. Slow down and be aware, children are about.
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