Health & Safety

Speeding
Speeding is regarded as a factor in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes. It's thus essential that drivers adhere to speed limits.

Road Rage
One way of ensuring your safety on the road is to make sure that you are not an aggressive driver. Aggressive driving can cause accidents and can also result in incidents of road rage.

Drunken Driving
Alcohol is a major factor in many accidents in South Africa, playing a part in about half of all motor vehicle-related deaths.

Condom / Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Awareness Week
"50 million condoms will be distributed by the Health Department in our province this year. This translates into an average of 22 condoms per adult male. However, the demand for the service is higher in some areas resulting in the supply of up to an average of 100 condoms per adult male in these areas," Minister Uys said today. It is freely available at all our facilities throughout the province and there is no excuse for people to have unprotected sex," Uys said.

What to Do at an Accident Scene
This document contains step-by-step information on what to do if you are in a vehicle accident. Issued by the Roads Infrastructure Branch (Department of Transport and Public Works, Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

Steps to Follow When a Child is Missing
This short article describes briefly, which steps to undertake if you find that a child has gone missing.

Help when a Child has been Abused
Child abuse is a very broad term, covering neglect of a child, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Depending on the nature of the abuse, and the person committing the abuse, there are different courses of action to be taken and different ways of dealing with the problem. These can involve the police, or social workers, or both, and counselling. Certain kinds of professionals - dentists, medical practitioners, nurses, social workers, teachers, anyone working at a children's home - are obliged by the Child Care Act to report any suspicion of abuse of a child.

Becoming a Peace Worker
Peace workers patrol the community and are available to help with any unarmed conflict situation. Other services provided include going to mass events, such as funerals, which may become violent.