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Are you aware of the hazards within your home:

• |Accident Awareness in Older People
  Falls among older people are very common and many of these falls can easily be prevented with increased awareness of the hazards around the home.
  
  
• |Accident Prevention for Young People
  Tips from the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
  
  
• |Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer
  Every year about 30 people die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
  
  
• |Community Fire Safety
  Help to minimise the risk from fire in your home and place of work with advice on fire prevention and protection.
  
  
• |DIY Accidents
  Over 200,000 accidents a year are caused by DIY.
  
  
• |Electricity Safety
  The HSE endeavours to answer common questions about electrical safety.
  
  
• |Fire Prevention
  Surrey Fire and Rescue Service attend between 500 and 600 accidental fires in Surrey homes each year.
  
  
• |Firework Safety
  Follow the firework code.
  
  
• |First-Aid Tips from the NHS
  Accident and emergency tips.
  
  
• Fitness to Drive
  Driving when you are tired, ill, have poor eyesight or are under the influence of drugs or alcohol greatly increases your accident risk. |Items 79-84 of The Highway Code lists the legal requirements.
  
  
• |Gas Safety
  Regulations require gas installation businesses to be registered with CORGI, which is approved by HSE to maintain a register of gas installation businesses.
  
  
• |Road Safety Information
  Stay Alert - Stay Alive! Help reduce Surrey's road casualties.
  
  
• |Smoke Alarms
  You are twice as likely to die in a fire at home if you haven't got a smoke alarm. Surrey Fire and Rescue offer |a free Home Risk Assessment as part of their drive to reduce the number of fires in the county. To arrange for a visit please call Surrey Fire and Rescue freephone on 0800 085 0767 or fill in the request form on their website.