The Home Builders Federation has released a new interactive educational game, ‘How to avoid a construction catastrophe’, to raise awareness of the potential hazards on building sites. Aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 11, the game is designed to warn them of the dangers of entering sites near where they live.
Launched just before the start of the Easter holidays, the game has been developed in recognition of the increase of new building sites on brownfield land, which children may once have played on, and are now frequently found close to existing housing. This initiative is part of the home builders’ commitment to supporting the communities within which they work.
The game is available both online (http://www.hbf.co.uk/?id=1814) and on Interactive DVD, and teachers in particular are encouraged to play the game with their pupils.
Stewart Baseley, Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federation, said:
“The HBF is committed to promoting health and safety on construction sites. This new game is engaging and informative, and we hope it will educate many children about the dangers of playing in and around building sites.”
For further information please contact Jo Weston at Jo.Weston@hbf.co.uk or on 0207 960 1612.
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Notes for Editors:
1. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is the principal trade federation for private sector home builders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. The HBF’s 300 member firms account for some 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national, household names through regionally based businesses to small local companies: www.hbf.co.uk
2. How to access the interactive game: -
A booklet and teacher pack support the game which is available both online and as a CD-Rom: -
I. Online – (http://www.hbf.co.uk/?id=1814)
II. CD-ROM
Guidance Costs:
| 25 Copies | 50 Copies | 100 Copies | 200 Copies | 25 Copies | |
| HBF Branded Version | £544.02 | £859.86 | £1331.51 | £1988.46 | £2645.41 |
| Company co-branded version | £1196.15 | £1511.99 | £1983.64 | £2640.59 | £3297.53 |
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