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Brake Police Family Liaison Officer Conference We are delighted to confirm that Brake's annual 'Police family liaison following road death and serious injury' conference will return in 2018, and will be held in Birmingham on Thursday 8 November 2018. This event brings together FLOs from across the country, and offers an excellent professional development opportunity to all emergency services workers and victim support professionals.  GET INVOLVED: Find out more and book your place today. Research Bereavement outcomes: Academics have explored the relationship between complicated grief and post-traumatic growth. Read more. Participation in research on suicide: A study has considered the benefits and risks of asking research participants about suicide. Read more. Bereavement and stigma: Research has explored the experiences of stigma that individuals bereaved through suicide, and other forms of sudden deaths, have faced. Read more. Community bereavement support: Researchers have reviewed which sources of community bereavement support are perceived to be most beneficial. Read more. Initiative - Loved & Lost A new photography project, titled 'Loved & Lost', has explored experiences of grief and loss, with the aim of challenging stigma around death and encouraging conversation about bereavement. Participants in the project explored their bereavement through re-staging family photos and discussing their experiences.  GET INVOLVED: Find out more about the project here. The impact of suicide in the UK study The University of Manchester's Centre for Mental Health and Safety are working in collaboration with the Support after Suicide Partnership (SASP) to conduct a national, anonymous survey, to highlight and identify the experiences of people in the UK who have been bereaved or affected by suicide. GET INVOLVED: Find out more about the study here. New guidance for NHS Trusts In partnership with families, carers and stakeholders, NHS England have produced new guidance, advising NHS Trusts about working with families who have been bereaved. This guidance has also been accompanied by the production of a leaflet for families, providing information about procedures and signposting towards organisations and services that can provide advice and support. Both resources have been produced through the NHS 'Learning from Deaths' programme.  GET INVOLVED: Find out more about the new resources here. Supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people Our next 'Supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people' seminar will be held in Cardiff (UK), on Thursday 22 November 2018. This seminar will provide an overview of the way in which children and young people experience and process grief, and offer insights into ways in which support professionals can best communicate and work with bereaved children. GET INVOLVED: Find out more and book your place today.

RoadSafe News – August 2018

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In the August issue...

• Awards
• International news
• Driving at work
• UK news
• Young drivers
• Safer vehicles
• Safer drivers
• Community safety
• Conferences and events
• Forthcoming events

Awards
Prince Michael International Award Nominations - deadline for submissions 31st July Since 1987 HRH Prince Michael of Kent has played a leading role in supporting improved road safety both in the United Kingdom and around the world.  Read more...
International news
UN leaders rally to counter urban traffic’s impact on child and adolescent health At the annual United Nations High Level Political Forum, the Executive Director of UN Habitat, Ministers, Ambassadors, the Special Envoy for Road Safety, and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador endorsed the Child Health Initiative’s call for urgent action to tackle the impact of urban traffic on child and adolescent health.  Read more...
Memorandum to the Austrian Presidency of the EU In this briefing, ETSC outlines it recommendations on the key EU road safety policy dossiers to be steered by the Austrian Presidency of the European Council in the second half of 2018.  Read more...
Driving at work
Fuel economy and safety linked The Driving for Better Business stresses that improving transport safety and air quality must increasingly go hand in hand.  Read more...
Fatigue and Sleep Apnoea Fatigue is a major contributory cause of crashes. At least five per cent of the adult population is thought to have undiagnosed sleep apnoea, of which about a quarter has the more severe form of the condition, OSA Syndrome.    Read more...
Aggressive driving could undermine air quality standards More work is needed to understand the impact of aggressive and ‘unusual’ driving events on vehicle emissions to avoid impacting on air quality goals.  Read more...
Driving for Better Business shares expert advice and real-life experiences. Why not join the Driving for Better Business community - a broad church of business owners, fleet professionals, thought leaders and business networks.  Read more...
Fleet Live 2018 Fleet Live 2018 will take place at the NEC in Birmingham on the 9th-10th October 2018.  Read more...
Global warning: How multinational fleets can drive road safety Companies running global fleets, or expecting staff to drive abroad on business, need to have driver training programmes in place to safeguard employees, be socially responsible and drive down costs.  Read more...
Crashes involving van drivers reduced. IAM RoadSmart has praised employers for helping to reduce the number of serious and fatal crashes involving van drivers.  Read more...
UK news
DVSA's Annual Review published The Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency has published its Annual Review.  Read more...
Young drivers
Young Rider Focus 2019 – delegate registration now open. The delegate registration is now open for the inaugural Young Rider Focus conference – and there’s a very attractive ‘early bird’ rate of just £100 plus VAT for the first 25 people who book their place.  Read more...
Safer vehicles
Enhanced Vehicle Safety Fact Sheet The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a regulation to achieve a paradigm shift in standard vehicle safety equipment together with other passive and active safety improvements.   Read more...
Tyre Safety Resources available A range of resources to promote tyre safety during the summer and to support October Tyre Safety Month in the UK are available.  Read more...
Volvo and Ford keep pace with Euro NCAP’s safety challenge Euro NCAP has released the safety ratings of two new cars. Both Volvo's new small off-roader, the XC40,and the latest version of Ford's small family car, the Focus, have achieved a maximum five-star rating.  Read more...
TyreSafe launches summer campaign TyreSafe has launched its new summer campaign.  Read more...
Standard inclusion of autonomous emergency braking increases ten-fold The latest market analysis by independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP, has revealed a ten-fold increase in the standard fitment of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) in just over two years.  Read more...
A new campaign to get us thinking: 'Safer Vehicle Choices Save Lives’ After many years seeing the number of lives lost on our roads decrease, concerningly, this trend has reversed and the number of Australians and New Zealanders dying on our roads is increasing. ANCAP research has shown the age and relative safety of a vehicle is a likely contributor.  Read more...
Safer drivers
Hands Free remains a danger New reseach confirms that a hands-free mobile phone at the wheel is no safer than using a hand-held device.   Read more...
New mobile phone detection signs trialled in Norfolk Norfolk County Council is trialling road signs that detect when drivers are using a mobile phone.  Read more...
Community safety
NGO leaders across Africa unite for safe school zones Amend, a Child Health Initiative partner, has brought together NGO leaders from nine different African countries to agree an advocacy action plan for safe school zones across the region.  Read more...
Conferences and events
PRAISE Conference 2018: register now The European Conference on Work-Related Road Safety will take place on Wednesday 17th October in Brussels.  Read more...
TISPOL: Project EDWARD 2018 TISPOL's Project EDWARD will take place this year on Wednesday 19th September.  Read more...
Young Europeans Acting for Road Safety (YEARS) Conference The European Transport Safety Council is delighted to invite you to the final YEARS Conference in Brussels on 12th September.  Read more...
Rural Roads for Development Course: a reminder The University of Birmingham, in association with the International Road Federation Geneva is offering a Rural Roads for Development course.  Read more...
Forthcoming events
Lund University: Road Safety Management – 13 August 2018 3rd East Africa Driver Recognition Programme – 3 September 2018 Rural Roads for Development Course – 10 September 2018 Young Europeans Acting for Road Safety (YEARS) Conference – 12 September 2018 TISPOL: Project EDWARD 2018 – 19 September 2018 Older Road User Conference – 19 September 2018 Fleet Live 2018 – 9 October 2018 TISPOL Conference 2018 – 10 October 2018 NETS 2018 Conference – 11 October 2018 National Road Safety Conference 2018 – 27 November 2018 Commercial Fleet Awards 2018 – 29 November 2018 Alliance Global Meeting 2019 – 8 April 2019

Register Now - ETSC PRAISE Conference on Work-Related Road Safety - Brussels, 17 October

PRAISE Conference 2018: Register Now European Conference on Work-Related Road Safety Wednesday 17th October 2018, 09:30 -15:00 Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) have the pleasure of inviting you to the 8th Annual European PRAISE Conference on work-related road safety. The conference will bring together fleet safety managers, EU institutions, government representatives, and road safety experts to discuss the latest developments and priorities in work related road safety. The winners of the ETSC PRAISE awards 2018 will also be announced. More details can be found here, on the conference page on the ETSC website.  Register Now Applications for the 2018 PRAISE AWARDS are open! Apply now for the 2018 PRAISE Awards: showcasing the organisations at the forefront of road safety at work. What have Johnson & Johnson, Transport for London, Arriva Denmark, Unilever Poland, Bolk Transport and British Telecom got in common? These organisations all know that taking a lead on road safety pays off - helping the bottom line, improving working conditions for staff, and boosting customer satisfaction. What's more, they are all previous winners of a PRAISE award - for European organisations, large and small, that have committed to putting road safety at the core of their business. If your organisation has a road safety programme, and the results to prove it - we want to hear from you. The competition is divided into three separate categories: SME (Small-Medium Enterprise), large company and public authority.  To find out more, and to download an application form, please visit our website. The deadline for applications is 1 September 2018. Apply Now For more information about how to make the business case for road safety at your organisation, you can download reports and case studies on our website. Contact: praiseaward@etsc.eu | +32 2 230 4106