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:

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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:

No. 354/2016

2 June 2016

Our Ref: P18/16

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