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Driven by Excellence
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Episode 11
Season 1
Child Safety Seats
As parents or carers, the priority is to keep your children safe and this arguably starts when securing your newborn in car seats ready to take them home for the first time. But as your children grow, and their child seat needs change, where do we get the right information? How do we know when to change the seats? How do we make the right decision to ensure maximum safety for our children?
In this episode, Hattie is joined by Julie Dagnall and Claire Waterhouse from Child Seat Safety UK to highlight the need for proper training and knowledge in this area, as well as the misconceptions that many parents have regarding the fitting and usage of car seats.
(0:10) Introduction
(0:48) Journey into child seat safety
(4:29) Training through Child Seat Safety UK
(9:47) Common misconceptions
(16:08) The dangers of second-hand child safety seats
(22:42) Understanding Height-based and weight-based seats
(26:08) Looking towards the future
About the guests:
With a combined experience of almost 50 years in the field of road safety education, training, and publicity, Claire Waterhouse and Julie Dagnall are experts in the field.
Having founded Child Seat Safety UK back in 2011, they are committed to providing high-quality training and support to anyone responsible for the fitting of child restraints either in their role as a retailer, practitioner, public sector or volunteer worker. Child Seat Safety UK also offers advice on policy writing and guidance for the safe transportation of children, as well as acting as experts for checking the correct installation of child restraints at community and enforcement events.
In this episode, Hattie is joined by Julie Dagnall and Claire Waterhouse from Child Seat Safety UK to highlight the need for proper training and knowledge in this area, as well as the misconceptions that many parents have regarding the fitting and usage of car seats.
(0:10) Introduction
(0:48) Journey into child seat safety
(4:29) Training through Child Seat Safety UK
(9:47) Common misconceptions
(16:08) The dangers of second-hand child safety seats
(22:42) Understanding Height-based and weight-based seats
(26:08) Looking towards the future
About the guests:
With a combined experience of almost 50 years in the field of road safety education, training, and publicity, Claire Waterhouse and Julie Dagnall are experts in the field.
Having founded Child Seat Safety UK back in 2011, they are committed to providing high-quality training and support to anyone responsible for the fitting of child restraints either in their role as a retailer, practitioner, public sector or volunteer worker. Child Seat Safety UK also offers advice on policy writing and guidance for the safe transportation of children, as well as acting as experts for checking the correct installation of child restraints at community and enforcement events.
About the host:
Hattie Hlad works for PDT fleet training as the coordinator of LGV advanced training, an investment for the next generation of drivers, funded by Pertemps Driver Division. Hattie made the move from fashion to the logistics training sector in early 2022. She jumped at the opportunity to become the host of Driven by Excellence to give her the opportunity to learn from some of the industry's best! Plus, she loves to chat… her friends often describe her conversations as ‘Chats with Hat’s’!
PDT Fleet Training Solutions:
Founded in 2009, PDT Fleet Training Solutions delivers quality driver training services throughout the UK to enhance Driver skills, Driver behaviours and improve on-road safety. Driving is one of the most dangerous work-related activities in the country, with accidents occurring week in, week out on our roads. PDT Fleet Training Solutions offer a preventative and proactive approach with their wide range of courses.
Learn more about PDT Fleet Training Solution