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Health and Safety by Design Rebekah Costelloe

Health and Safety by Design Rebekah Costelloe. Outline. Who is PCAL? What is Active Living? Why Active Living? Common Ground, Challenges and Opportunities Case Studies. PCAL Terms of Reference.

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Health and Safety by Design Rebekah Costelloe

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  1. Health and Safety by Design Rebekah Costelloe

  2. Outline • Who is PCAL? • What is Active Living? • Why Active Living? • Common Ground, Challenges and Opportunities • Case Studies

  3. PCAL Terms of Reference • To provide the Premier with expert advice on the best ways to promote healthy eating and physical activity in NSW • To raise awareness and drive population level behavioral change in healthy eating and physical activity in NSW by supporting evidenced based policies in alignment with • NSW 2021 goals, targets and • activities • To initiate and build sustainable partnerships within Government and with industry and the non-government sector that promotes healthy eating and physical activity

  4. PCAL Members NGO’s Ministerial Industry Government • Office for Planning and Infrastructure • Office for Transport • Australian Food and Grocery Council • Coles Supermarkets • Woolworths Limited • Australian Diabetes Council • Cancer Council of NSW • National Heart Foundation • Department of Premier and Cabinet • Local Government and Shires Association • NSW Food Authority • NSW Ministry of Health • Sport and Recreation

  5. What is Active Living? What’s the problem? Methodology • Drink driving contributes to approximately 300 deaths per year • Heroin contributes to approximately 500 deaths per year • Physical inactivity contributes to over 13000deaths per year

  6. Why Active Living? What’s the problem? Methodology • Environmental • Health • Economic • Social • Drink driving contributes to approximately 300 deaths per year • Heroin contributes to approximately 500 deaths per year • Physical inactivity contributes to over 13000deaths per year

  7. To create supportive, safe environments and policies so that people find it easier to incorporate active living into the routines of daily life throughout their entire lives. The Solution

  8. Common ground with CPTED • Higher densities and mixed-use development optimising eyes on streets and passive surveillance • Sense of ownership (community development) • Quality urban spaces avoiding dereliction

  9. An Auto City Annual Vehicle Km per Household, 2004 Outer suburb residents, away from railways, drive much more than inner suburb residents (Rickwood, 2006). Sydney Harbour Bridge 2.3 – 7.6 7.6 – 10.1 10.1 – 12.6 12.6 – 15.0 15.0 – 18.4 18.4 – 24.5 24.5 – 39.0

  10. Sightlines and surveillance Clear sightlines & passive surveillance

  11. Lighting Used to designate safe paths and crossing points

  12. Maintenance Paths free from obstruction

  13. Landscaping and Open Space Delineate safe routes and destinations

  14. Trees and vegetation Provide trees for shade that allow clear sightlines

  15. Fencing and walls Low walls or transparent fencing

  16. Seating Arrange frequent shaded seating to encourage social interaction

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