General Safety and Acting in Dangerous Situations

Awareness of the factors that affect overall safety (e.g. traffic rules, fire safety, internet security) provides students with ways of acting that can prevent dangerous situations. Understanding essential safety signage (e.g. traffic signs, warning signs) must be mastered. The feeling of safety, or sense of security, plays a central role in general safety and the factors that influence it are to be discussed. Safety is not just a physical state of being, but also a state of mind. Students should be afforded opportunities to practise functioning appropriately in dangerous situations, so students learn to act in ways that foster security for themselves, as well as their community (e.g. in traffic, at school, at home).