Injury  Prevention   Measures

Non-instructional strategies to prevent injuries and accidents are the focus of this section of the framework. These injuries can occur on school playgrounds, school buses, in classrooms and laboratories, on field trips, while traveling to school and in school sports.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Canada Safety Council, (1998). Safer Playgrounds
• Canada Safety Council, (1998). Taking the School Bus: How to Prepare Your Child 
• Heindricks CM, (1993). Safer playgrounds for young children. ERIC Digest
• Education Development Center Inc. (1997).  Injuries in the School Environment
• Cohen DL. (1994). Building the Better Playground
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Student Safety
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Playground Safety
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Fire Safety in Schools
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Gymnasium Safety
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Parent Parking Safety
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Outdoor Education Programs
• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Planning Ski Education Programs
• Jackson LM. 1998. Fight Fire With These Safety Strategies.
• Lake JD. 1999. Ten Fire Safety Tips for Schools.
• Christoph NJ. 1999. Playgrounds With Maximum Safety and Minimal Risk.
• Fickes M. 1998. Athletics From the Ground Up: Selecting a Surface to Play On.
• Krall R. 1999. Ways to Keep Grandstands Safe.
• Goltsman S. 1997. Designing Playgrounds for Children of All Abilities.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

Resources

• Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Outdoor Education Programs
• Manitoba Education, Training and Youth. Science Safety

-Planning Guides

-Programs and Materials

• Prevent Blindness America
• Norris M. Platis S. "Ride the Right Way": A Bicycle Safety Lesson Plan
  
  
  -Policy Examples