David Meldrum

Group Commander Prevention and Protection with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, For Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. Views expressed are my own.

[Andy Watt @andywattSFRS]

Grateful for the today’s opportunity to deliver a presentation on the @fire_scot @AnthonyNolan Partnership to @Aberdeenshire Head Teachers

Look forward to working with Aberdeenshire schools to recruit more pupils to the stem cell register

#WorkingTogetherSavingLives #ASHTA

[SFRS Aberdeen City @SfrsAber]

The Driver Early Intervention Scheme is aimed at encouraging safe driving amongst new & learner drivers, targeting drivers aged 17-25. To register for an event being held at North Anderson Dve Fire Station at 7pm on Wed, 28 Feb -Email: [email protected]

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

It’s Adult Support & Protection Awareness Day.
Some people are more at risk due to illness, trauma, physical/mental health conditions.
If you’re worried someone isn’t taking care of themselves, or those they look after:
-> https://t.co/QJP01Yd1by
or alert Police on 101
#ASPD2024

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

This year Adult Support and Protection Day also focuses on sextortion.
Sextortion is when someone threatens to share sexual information, images or clips of you unless you pay them money.
This video explains more and what to do about it.
More: https://t.co/fJEjxrQ34D
#ASPD2024

[David Meldrum @d_meldrum]

@Ayrshire_LSO @fire_scot Congratulations Tony all the best in your retirement

[Councillor Lynn Thomson @LTLabour]

Today was the Passing Out Parade for young people from #LochsideAcademy in #Aberdeen who'd attended Fire Skills training.
We saw an impressive display of their new skills including using breathing apparatus and CPR.
Thank you to our emergency services for making this happen!

[@SFRS-Aberdeen city, Shire & Moray-CAT @SMoraycat]

Every year on average there are 73 fatal alcohol and/or drug-related accidental drownings in the UK. Stay safe. Plan a safe route away from water. Look after one another. #DontDrinkandDrown #BeAMate
@RLSSUK
Campaign: https://t.co/Fyylxv8enx
More: https://t.co/ACbEq5aDu2

[SFRS Aberdeen City @SfrsAber]

Do a quick bit of #ElfAndSafety at home - check your smoke and heat alarms are working! Test them weekly to make sure if fire does break out everyone in your home has time to get out safely. Alarm information: https://t.co/vSYCK4FYyV #TestItTuesday

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Research by @CCLdotORG found teams with high degrees of psychological safety reported higher levels of performance & lower levels of interpersonal conflict. They also found that senior leadership teams reported the greatest differences in their perceived levels of psychological safety: it means that senior teams are the place where creative problem solving is most likely to be squashed & teams fail to collaborate & innovate together to their full potential. They suggest 8 steps for leaders to help create a more psychologically safe workplace:
1. Make psychological safety an explicit priority
2. Facilitate everyone speaking up
3. Establish norms for how failure is handled
4. Create space for new ideas (even wild ones)
5. Embrace productive conflict
6. Pay close attention and look for patterns
7. Make an intentional effort to promote dialogue
8. Celebrate wins
https://t.co/dEIKENNiY6

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Only 26% of leaders have the skills to create psychological safety for their teams (research by McKinsey). It's tricky for leaders. Often we want the best of both worlds: all voices heard & failure acknowledged/learned from. But leaders also want harmony, comfort & a sense of equilibrium. So many leaders end up creating a false "performative" version of psychological safety. Strategies for creating an environment that welcomes dissenting voices & makes them safe: https://t.co/S3yRVJrIUr By @RonCarucci

[Aberdeenshire Town Centres @Ourtowncentres]

Aberdeenshire Loves Local - Support Local, Shop Small!

Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday, let's celebrate our incredible local businesses!

#ShopSmall #SupportLocal #SmallBusinessSaturday #AberdeenshireBiz #CommunityFirst #AberdeenshireLovesLocal

[NHS Grampian @NHSGrampian]

Got a health issue that can’t wait? The NHS 24 Online app is the fastest way to find out what to do and who can help. NHS 24 Online is available for free at:

https://t.co/ht2hwILgo2

https://t.co/OkkD8MIPNn

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

It’s Test It Tuesday!
You are around nine times more likely to die in a fire if you do not have any working smoke alarms.
Test smoke and heat alarms weekly to make sure if fire does break out everyone in your home has time to get out safely.
Alarm info: https://t.co/SJTOkIMdz0

[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Your Safety @SFRSYourSafety]

Five people die on UK roads every day. Why do we still think it’s ok to speed? We’re taking part in
#RoadSafetyWeek with @brakecharity
Safety info: https://t.co/0FM8I9cn5V
Campaign: https://t.co/bYeltzgSkF
@roadsafetyscotland

[ScotGov Justice @ScotGovJustice]

"Violence against women and girls is abhorrent, and it will not be tolerated in Scotland."

At the start of #16DaysOfActivism, Victims Minister @SiobhianAyr sets out how the Scottish Government is working to prevent and eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls.

🔽

[National Fire Chiefs Council @NFCC_FireChiefs]

Along with fire and rescue services across the country, @NFCC is proud to support the launch of @whiteribbonday, which encourages men and boys to take a stand against violence towards women and take a pledge never to commit these offences. #changethestory

[David Meldrum @d_meldrum]

Still too many house fires caused by cooking. Please be careful out there.

#homefiresafety

[RoSPA Scotland @RoSPAScotland]

We all have busy lives, and we all want to get wherever we are going quickly, but it’s important that we all get there safely.

This #RoadSafetyWeek, @BrakeCharity are highlighting the dangers of speed on our roads.

Learn more about their campaign
👉https://t.co/vQVl2czoQt

[Brake, the road safety charity @Brakecharity]

1 in 4 fatal crashes involve someone driving too fast.

Find Road Safety Week resources and infographics like this to share with your organisation or community at https://t.co/YmaFuLlNnH

#RoadSafetyWeek is sponsored by @Arval_UK @Autoglass @DHLSupplyChain

[UKROEd @UKROEd]

Take a look at the figures here from the @ProjectEdward team.

As a driver you can bring these figures down. Think, drive like everyone around you is a family member and lift your right foot a little. #RoadSafetyWeek - We need to talk about speed.