Welcome to safety at home

Did you know that 1 in 3 of all injuries in New Zealand happen in the home? That means you're far more likely to be injured at home than anywhere else. Here you can find lots of great ideas to help you and the people you care about reduce the chance of being injured at home.

Home Safety Action Week 2012

Thank you for taking action to Fight the 5 home hazards during October's Home Safety Action Week 2012. Moss, power cords, rugs, chairs and puddles are just 5 of the many things responsible for over 280,000 serious falls around the home last year. But the good news is that you can take action and Fight the 5 home hazards.

Activity pack

The Fight the 5 activity pack is filled with fun activities for your workplace, family, friends and neighbours.

Activity pack (PDF 466K) – contains ideas for how you can take action
Articles and key messages (DOC 98K) – copy and paste into newsletters, intranets
‘Tile’ graphic (JPG 210K) – for newsletters, intranets
Pledge cards (PDF 183K) – commit to taking action!
Fight the 5 presentation (PPT 12.6M)
Picture of the 5 home hazards (PDF 1.7M)
Kids colouring-in activity (PDF 362K)
Fight the 5 posters – downloadable from the Resources page on this website.

Fight the 5 quiz

Test your team's knowledge on the 5 common home hazards. There are 25 questions in total, but we've provided the quiz in different formats.

Fight the 5 partners

Hundreds of businesses and organisations around New Zealand took action to Fight the 5 home hazards. We thank you for your support and look forward to hearing about your activities!

Register your interest if you would like to be involved in Home Safety Action Week 2012.