Norwegian Safety Forum Organisation - activities Seminar in Praha 23.4.2014 Johan Lund, PhD President of Section on Injury Prevention in European Public Health Association

The Norwegian Safety Forum (NSF) is designed to provide information on all aspects of injuries and safety, and to promote co-operation between business, public sector and non-governmental organisations. It is a well established meeting place, with 80 membership organisations, stakeholders with a wide range of experience in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion.  The forum, established in 1985, is supported by The Ministry of Health and the Finance Norway (where all the major insurance companies are stakeholders).

Five main working areas/councils Safe communities Water safety Elderly safety Child safety Injury data, registration and utilisation

Council for child safety The Child Safety Council consists of specialists on child safety and prevention, representing research, health sector, safe communities, traffic and product safety organisations

European Child Safety Alliance (ECSA) NSF member of ECSA since 1999 NSF participate in various European child safety projects: Water safety Child safety good practice Child safety report card 2012, mapping of situation of child safety in 31 countries in Europe

Fatalities in Norway of accidental injuries in children 0-17 years 1951-2011

Various types of preventive measures Attitude changing measures: information brochures, films, councelling schemes Behaviour changing measures: rewards, training Structural changing measures: changes of environments and products legislation and enforcement ”Orchestration ”: when measures from two or all three types above are used simultaneously, e.g. in Safe Communities

NSF might in future work on Prevention of child drownings Safety for children in cars Prevention of burns and scalds Safety for bicyclists Improvement of national leadership and coordination of child safety activities in Norway