A letter sent to all principals across Northern Ireland highlighting the dangers of quarries:
Dear Principal
‘The ‘Stay Safe… Stay Out’ campaign is an initiative run by the Mineral Products Association NI (MPANI) in conjunction with our national organisation
the Mineral Products Association (MPA), on behalf of the quarrying industry every year to raise awareness amongst younger children, teenagers, parents,
teachers and youth workers about the dangers of entering quarries uninvited and unsupervised.
We are particularly concerned about teenagers who place their lives at risk by trespassing in both active and disused quarries. Over recent years, too
many have been killed or seriously injured as a result of trespassing or swimming in former quarry sites across the UK and Ireland. With the current
COVID19 Emergency this years campaign has taken on added significance with most children off school and the added temptation of warm and sunny weather.
Once again we are working in partnership with the Health & Safety Executive for NI (HSENI) to highlight the issue to school principals as we believe
teachers in particular can play a vital role in spreading the message to young people that quarries are not a safe place to play.
The attached joint letter from the Association and HSENI provides more detail on the very serious risks young people face by entering quarries along with
further information and resources available to schools and it is our sincere hope that with your support we can get our ‘Stay Safe… Stay Out’
message to the young people in your care.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at the number below if you would like any further information or to discuss the issue further.
Regards
Gordon Best
Regional Director MPANI
T: 02890824078 E: info@mpani.org W: www.mpani.org
Mineral Products Association (Northern Ireland) Ltd, Unit 10 Nutts Corner Business Park, Dundrod Road, Crumlin, Co Antrim, BT29 4SR