105 AGENDA ITEM No. ....%,......

NORTH COUNCIL

INTERNAL MEMOWUM

.. ~ TO: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FROM: DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE SERVICES

2- Ask for Mr France Ext. 01698 300201 Ext 247 Your Ref. Date 30 July 1996

My Ref. M1833 JBFiAJG Copied to: Subject

HOUSEHOLD SAFETY AUDIT REPORT 4 MAY 1993 - 31 JULY 1996

I refer to my report of 23rd December 1993 which was submitted to the Environmental Services Committee for consideration at their meeting on 10 May 1994 and now submit statisticd information for the period 4th May 1993 to 31st July 1996.

The area of Council having been completed by 23rd December 1993, and the area of North LanarkshLre Council having been completed by 2nd May 1995. Home Safety staff have completed the , , , , Shotts, Allanton and Harthill areas of North Lanarkshire Council, and are now working in the area of the Council.

Up to 31st July 1996 the Home Safety staff had called at 25,058 houses, which is the total number of houses in the Viewpark area (Wards, 21, 22 and 23) and also the total number of houses in the Bellshill area (Wards 22, 24, 25, 26 and 30) as well as Holytown (Ward 27), New Stevenston (Ward 28), Newarthill/Carfiin (Ward 29), Shorn (Ward 18), Allanton (Ward 17) and Ham1(Ward 20), as well as parts of Motherwell (Ward 2).

As can be seen from Appendix 'A' 5,485 houses where over 60's resided had been visited and inspected by the advisers by 31 July 1996 with a further 3,675 revisits having taken place. The following appendices illusuate the statistical information which has been collated by the Home Safety staff.

Appendix 'A' shows house visits and referrals for the period 4th May 1993 - 31st July 1996.

Appendix 'B' shows advice given to householders during visit and householders response nored during a subsequent revisit to house.

Appendix 'C' shows percentage of referrals actioned by agencies.

M L Hutton Director of Environmental Services 106

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT - ENVIROMMENTAL EDUCATION UMT PLPPENDIX 'A' HOUSEHOLD SAFETY AUDIT Statistics for Environmental Services Committee 4th May 1993 to 31st December 1996 Ward 2 -292 House Visits Ward 17 - 367 Ward 25 - 343 Ward 18 - 492 Ward 26 - 400 Ward 20 - 272 Ward 27 - 287 Ward 21 - 286 Ward 28 - 410 .. Ward 22 - 678 Ward 29 - 404 Ward 23 - 428 Ward 30 - 245 Ward 24 - 581 Total 5,485 -1 Houses visually safe = 1,883 House re-visits = 3,675

AGENCY REFERRALS NO'S ACTIONED

-~~ Viewpark Area Housing Office 681 of which 312 are electrical faults 636 Bellshill Area Housing Office 1026 of which 513 are electrical faults 776 Shotts Area Housing Office 3 1I of which 144 are electrical faults 2 96 - Mothenvell Area Housing Ofice 308 of which 91 are electrical faults 146 British Gas 454 of which 63 emergency call outs 454 1 Smoke Detectors (NLC none) 144 123 Smoke Detectors (NLC inadequate) 177 91 Smoke Detectors (NLC faulty) 93 93 I Smoke Detectors For the Deaf (NLC) 167 149 I Smoke Detectors (Fire Brigade) Private Home - None Fitted 198 93 - Smoke Detectors (Fire Brigade) Private Home - inadequate 298 213 Smoke Detectors For the Deaf (Fire Brigade) 17 17 -~ Smoke Detectors (Fire Brigade) Private Home - Faulty 4 1

NLC (OccupationalTherapy) 476 90 I I I 88 Scottish Homes 106 of which 60 are electrical faults 72 - Smoke Detectors for the Deaf - Scottish Homes 2 2

NLC (Dean Social Work 43 19

NLC (Roads Department) 6 Wrinen acknowledgements (2) 2

NLC (Lighting Department) 10 6

NLC (Trading Standards) 5 4 Belvidere Hospital 1 1

Strathclvde Police 2 2

Contracted Glaziers (1) 3 3

KLC (Home Help) 8 7 r_

NLC (Social Work) 62 47

NLC (Volunteer Group) 16 7

~~ Contracted Glaziers (2) 1 1

Lanarkshire Housing Association 28 of which 20 are electrical faults 25 107

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."- AGENCY REFERRALS No's ACTIONED and District Housing Association 1 1 1 -. I

I( BeildHousing 108

NORTH LAX4RKSHIRE COulvCIL EhVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARmENT ENVIRONMENTAL BUCATIOm

ADVICE GIVEN NO OF HOUSEHOLDERS NO. OF HOUSEHOLDERS ADVISED DURING INITIAL WHO RESPONDED VISIT POSITIVELY PER VISIT 1 Protruding Wires 794 398

~~~ ~ 2 Fire Guard 1 1 3 Smoking Safety 113 52 4 chippan 5 2

~~~ //mOkeDeLorBatteries I 547 I 280 II /I 6 1 Taped Up Wires 176 65 I I I // 7 I Bath Anti-Slip Mat 268 51 I I I I 8 Loosecarpets 69 29 9 2 Appliances into 1 Plug 155 64 10 Adaptor Plugs 346 211 11 Scatter Rugs 541 101 12 Storage of Chemicals 22 22 13 Replace Worn Plugs 97 58 14 Trailing Wires 72 33 15 Mirror above Fireplace 62 5 16 Storage of Medicines 57 14

~ 17 Objects on Stairs 54 28 18 Cluttered Mantlepieces 10 8 19 Elecuic Blankets 44 16 20 Towels on cooker 5 4 2 1 Glass DoordTables 139 36 22 Air Freshener 61 42 109

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EhVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT

HOUSEHOLD SAFETY AUDIT STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COiMMITTEE

4 MAY 1993 - 31 JULY 1996

AGENCY REFERRALS PERCENTAGE ACTIONED Viewpark Area Housing Office 93 %

~~~~ ~ Bellshill Area Housing Office 75 % Shotts Area Housing Office 95 % Motherwell Area Housing Office 47 % 1' "ritish Gas 100% Smoke Detectors (NLC) None 85 % Inadequate 5 1 % Faulty 100% Smoke Detectors for the Deaf (NLC) 89 9%

~~~ Smoke Detectors (Fire Brigade) None 46 % (Private Homes) Inadequate 71% Faulty 25% Deaf 100% NLC (Occupational Therapy) 18%

~~~ ~ Scottish Homes 68 % Smoke Detectors for the Deaf 100% Scottish Homes NLC (Deaf) Social Worker 144% LC (Roads Department) 33 % NLC (Lighting Department) 60 % NLC (Trading Standards) 80 %

~~ __ Belvidere Hospital 100% Strathclyde Police 100% Contracted Glaziers (1) 100% NLC (Home Help) 87 %I NLC (Social Work) 75 % _. NLC (Volunteer Group) 43 %

Contracted Glaziers (2) 100% Lanarkshre Housing Association 89 5%

~~~~ ~ Wishaw and District Housing Association 100% Clyde Valley Housing Association 0% Beild Housing 100% 110

11 AGENCY REFERRALS I NO'S 1 1 ACTIONED I I I Viewpark Area Housing Office 680 of which 312 are electrical faults 635 Bellshill Area Housing Office 1,024 of which 513 are electrical faults 775 Shotts Area Housing Office 248 of which 144 are electrical faults 189

-b Motherwell Area Housing Office 168 of which 91 are electrical faults 64

~~ ~ ~~ British Gas Smoke Detectors (NLC none) Smoke Detectors (NLC inadequate) Smoke Detectors (NLC faulty) I Smoke Detectors For the Deaf (NLC) Smoke Detectors (Fire Brigade) Private Home - none fitted Smoke Detectors For the Deaf I1 (Fire Brigade) I Smoke Detectors (Fire Brigade) ll Private Home - Faulty I/EOccupzonalTherapy) NLC Aids and Adaptions Scottish Homes (Defects) NLC (Deaf) Social Work lfioads Department) II NLC (Lighting Department) NLC (Trading Standards) Belvidere Hospital