The MPA has produced a new set of Stay Safe resources which can be used to assist in community engagement work with schools and youth groups, particularly older children/teenagers, and during open days and quarry visits

They consist of four double sided postcards and one double-sided A4 poster. The cards each focus on one key theme on the front and provide further information relating to this message on the reverse. All cards also include the key messages about what to do if one is in difficulty.

Most fatalities involving members of the public are water related and occur at disused sites. The MPA’s Stay Safe strategy has therefore placed particular emphasis on raising public awareness about the hazards associated with open water such as quarry lakes and more recently, helping to communicate what individuals should do if they either get into trouble in water or if they see someone in trouble. The new resources have been designed to achieve these goals.

You can find these posters and postcards on the UK News download page here, and you can  download them direct from the MPA website.