Hi, I’m Norman, your friendly builder and safety mascot for the National Federation of Builders - welcome to my website.
I am passionate about safety and safety on construction sites in particular. Between 2010 and 2011 17 children were seriously injured on UK construction sites and sadly one child was killed. Many of these injuries and the one fatality could have been prevented – together we can ensure that this stops!
With your help we can educate others about the dangers posed by construction sites if used as a play ground. Firstly you need to become a ‘safety ranger’ – visit my ‘the risks’ page which will help you understand the dangers and my ‘staying safe’ which will provide you with advice on how to stay safe!
Once you are a safety ranger you can help me spread the word to other children by designing a poster incorporating the various hazards. Each year the NFB and I run a poster design competition where primary school children are invited to design a poster to help us promote our message of ‘Stay Safe, Stay Away’ with the chance to win some fantastic prizes.
With the competition now in its ninth year, we are also inviting children in key stage 3 to take part in the campaign. However instead of posters, key stage 3 students are being asked to write a short story (no more than 2000 words) about the risks associated with construction sites, the stories should be aimed at younger children. The short writing competition will run alongside the traditional poster competition and will coincide with National Child Safety Week (18 – 24 June 2012) when the winners will be announced.
The competition for 2012 has now opened. The closing date of the competition is the 8 June 2012 with winners being announce to coincide with National Child Safety Week (18 – 24 June 2012) when the winners will be announced.
Please visit ‘the competition’ page to find out who our previous winners have been and ‘Hall of Fame’ where you can find photos of our winning posters.
Remember – Stay Safe, Stay Away
Norman
Your friendly, NFB safety mascot
