Many agencies and individuals are involved in accident prevention:

• They may raise awareness about accident prevention issues as an element of their work by giving information.
• They may influence behaviour by providing not only information, but also the skills and opportunities to make decisions and act upon them.
• They may influence and control the environment in which accidents occur by giving professional advice and through legislation, standards, codes of practice, engineering, planning, design and manufacturing.

Organisations Involved

The range of organisations involved will vary whether it is road, home, leisure or work accidents which are being addressed.

However, it is likely to include:

• Local Authorities - through enforcement such as health and safety at work, road safety, highways, passenger transport services, consumer protection and leisure, and home safety as a discretionary function.
• Police and Fire and Rescue Service - law enforcement and safety campaigns
• Health Service - accident prevention, data collection, treatment and rehabilitation services.
• Government Departments - such as the Health and Safety Executive, Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Education and Employment
• Commerce and Industry - safety at work and product safety.
• Educational establishments and education services- safety in schools and colleges and teaching safe practice and accident prevention.
• Voluntary Organisations - both local and national - first aid and accident prevention campaigns.
• The Media- publicity and campaigns.

Further information can be found in the Hertfordshire Accident Prevention Strategy, Pages 43, 75, 76 and 77.