Safety Education

What is Safety?

Safety is a condition or quality of being safe, free from danger, protected from hazards, injury etc. 

What is Safety Education?

Safety education is the teaching of specific knowledge, skills and understanding that individuals need to stay safe in a given situation. 

Safety is an aspect of health education that deals with accident prevention. It is the process of imparting, and acquiring skills in accident prevention and the application of health knowledge, attitude and skills for safe and practical living. 

Objectives of Safety Education:

1. To develop safe attitudes that will promote accident prevention. 

2. To integrate safety and accident prevention into the value structure and personal philosophy of members of societyThe term society is derived from the Latin word 'socius' meaning friendship or companionship. Society is a community, nation or group of people who share the same traditions, institutions, rules and... More. 

3. To prevent unnecessary danger. 

4. To make individuals aware of the various hazards within their environment that can lead to accidents. 

5. To reduce mortality due to accidents. 

6. To reduce disorder occurring to people due to accidents. 

7. To reduce the frequency or rate of occurrence of accidents on the road, at home, school, place of work, sports field etc. 

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