RM/CWU Dog Awareness Week 2016 – Mon 4th July to Sat 9th July – Dog Attack ‘Hot-Spots’ – Top 10 Postcode Areas & Top 10 Delivery Offices: Hotspots:
To: All Branches with Postal Members
Dear Colleagues,
To remind you, LTB 348/16 informed Postal Branches, Area Safety Reps and Regional Health and Safety Forums that the RM/CWU Dog Awareness Week has moved back one week to Mon 4th July to Sat 9th July.
LTB 290/2016 issued on 12 May appealed to all ASRs to positively assist the 2016 Dog Awareness Campaign by approaching members who have been attacked to request their support for the campaign by agreeing to be ‘Case Studies’ during Dog Awareness week and volunteering to speak to the press and media about their experience. Local and Regional Press are particularly interested in the personal angle for stories they run and it could mean the difference between getting important coverage to raise awareness of customers about the need to be responsible dog owners and keep their dogs under control so avoiding attacks on postal workers.
To make Dog Awareness Week 2016 a success it is vital that we are able to make reference to local cases of Postal Worker victims of dog bites to encourage the local press to take an interest and run stories that raise awareness. These stories will include advice to customers which will help to reduce dog attacks on Postmen and Women occurring in the future.
CWU HQ and Royal Mail HQ are jointly appealing to anyone who was bitten or attacked by a dog, particularly in the last year or so, to volunteer to have the details of their case used in the local media and to talk to a press reporter either in person or over the telephone. This could include a feature on radio or television or an article in a newspaper.
The support of members willing to do this could mean the difference between an article being printed in the newspaper or not being run at all as the press and media always prefer to speak to someone who has experienced the type of incident the article is all about.
Would Area Safety Reps, Area Delivery Reps and Branches please assist with encouraging members to come forward to support the campaign.
We now have the national dog attack statistics for 2015/2016 and I reproduce below from the national league table the Top Ten Postcode areas – those with the most dog attacks on postal workers and the Top Ten Delivery Office units with the most dog attacks on employees in the past year 2015/2016.
Royal Mail and the CWU are specifically interested in obtaining volunteers from these areas and offices to support Dog Awareness Week and to agree to be Case Studies for the Press and Media. WOULD ASRs COVERING THESE POSTCODE AREAS AND THOSE ASRs COVERING THE DELIVERY OFFICES PLEASE MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO VISIT OFFICES AND CANVASS SUPPORT SEEKING VOLUNTEERS PLEASE.
Volunteers details should be forwarded directly to:
Nick Burns RMG Safety Engagement Manager. Contact details:-
Mobile: 07801091380
Email: Nicholas.Burns@royalmail.com
Top Ten Postcode Area Hotspots
Postcode Area
Number of dog attacks in the Area
Delivery Office in PCA with largest no’ of dog attacks
NG
68
Newark – 8 attacks
PE
65
Orton Southgate – 15 attacks
Northern Ireland
57
Belfast North – 7 attacks
TN
56
Tonbridge – 10 attacks
RG
54
Reading, Bracknell & Newbury – 7 attacks each
LS
51
Aireborough – 7 attacks
S
51
Barnsley – 8 attacks
PL
50
West Park – 12 attacks
GU
49
Guilford, Camberley and Farnham – 6 attacks each
NE
48
Blaydon on Tyne & Jarrow – 7 attacks each
Top Ten Delivery Office Hotspots
Delivery Office
Number of Dog Attacks
Wrexham DO
15
Orton Southgate DO
15
Bath DO
13
Basingstoke DO
13
West Park DO
12
Taunton DO
12
Lincoln DO
12
Chelmsford DO
12
Chippenham DO
11
Edinburgh West DO
11
Thanks for your help and support.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
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