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Health and safety workshops for local children

Children in the five Host Boroughs are being taught how to stay safe near construction sites.

HoardingsHoardings around the Olympic Park emphasising the danger of construction sites
As part of their commitment to health and safety, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is today running a day-long workshop which will use drama to help teach 30 children from the Waterden Crescent Travellers’ community about the dangers of construction sites.

A theatre company will perform a play about the possible dangers of construction sites. The children will then be asked to talk about how to stay safe before creating their own plays about the issue.

Head of Health and Safety for the ODA Lawrence Waterman said: ‘Health and safety has to be at the forefront of our plans. But this is not just about the wellbeing of the thousands of workers on the construction site - we want to ensure that local residents, and particularly children, understand the importance of these issues.’

Download the ODA’s Health and Safety Standard.

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