Safety Collection (#6)

The largest self-righting lifeboat to be built for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, was tested at Portsmouth today. It was the 48ft

Prototype lifeboat launching tractor being tested by the Hoylake lifeboat crew. The machine, costing over £ 50, 000, is being tested at various lifeboat stations around the coast

The Hoylake lifeboat Mary Gabriel displayed on the beach for visitors at the Hoylake lifeboat station on the Wirral, Merseyside. 23rd August 1982

Sarah and Anthony Hanlon offer their congratulations to the lifeboat coxswain John McDermott at the Hoylake lifeboat station. 23rd August 1982

Lollipop Man Retires, Billingham, 1976

Lollipop lady, Redcar, 1972

Lollipop lady to be guest of honour at school fete, Middlesborough, 1972

Lollipop Man Retires, Teesside, 1974

New Uniforms and Signs for Lollipop Ladies and Men to adhere to new EU Regulations, the signs no longer say CHILDREN, and will carry a symbol for children instead

Lollipop lady Susan Hall escorts children across Crescent Road, Worcester Street Crossing, Middlesbrough, 9th March 1993

Two British soldiers, Corporal Cobb and Lance Corporal Salt who marched for 21 days
Two British soldiers

Throughout the hours of darkness, WaF Flight mechanics are on duty servicing aircraft used for night training of pilots at a Flying Training Command Station in Scotland

A Shelter Party in Bedminster, South of the city of Bristol. Somerset and Avon area. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city, from 24th November 1940 to 15th May 1944

An indoor air raid shelter. Liverpool This indoor shelter is believed to be strong enough to withstand the collapse of an ordinary house. It has been made by an Liverpool engineer

The new Air Sea Rescue boat. The RAF vessel 2558. Location unknown. Picture taken 12th July 1943

Evacuation to Wales. May 1940. Many thousands of people, along with vital institutions and priceless historical objects, were evacuated to Wales for safety in the Second World War

Evacuation to Wales. August 1940. Many thousands of people, along with vital institutions and priceless historical objects, were evacuated to Wales for safety in the Second World War

The first British children evacuees arrive in Australia. Pictures here at a zoo in Melbourne. The Childrens Overseas Reception Board (CORB) was a British government sponsored organisation

Ladbroke Grove day nursery. The "Twos"Threes"and "Fours"
Ladbroke Grove day nursery. The " Twos" " Threes" and " Fours" go to town for the day. Richards wins and pulls hard on the rope. All across safely. July 1945

People of James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, look as the men dig the garden. It is likely that they are digging to build an air raid shelter

Green Cross Code man Dave Prowse gives some local youngsters a hand crossing the track and the drill is just the same. Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside. 7th July 1982

People crossing the motorway dangerously, in the north of England. 8th November 1974

Motorists inspection lamp has a flexible head that can be turned in any direction

Coffee Bar Cowboys. PC Dennis Self demonstrates riding techniques to (left to right) Gavin Banger 17, Tim Squibb 18, Michael Hunt 18 and John Barrow 17. 31st March 1965

Passengers come aboard in basket owing to sea being too rough for use of companion ladder. Rough sea at Port Elizabeth. SS Llandovery Castle. 16th April 1928

Pulpits for Policemen - issued this week to some of the police on point duty. About 15 have been placed at various points in Liverpool

Driving conditions on the M1 between the A505 junction at Luton and the A5120 at Toddington, Beds. It is on the stretch that a big pile up previously occurred. Visibility down to 20 yards

The fog horn on the Guernsey coast warns ships of a very dangerous spot where rocks abound. Circa 1935

A woman in Liverpool city centre watching the solar eclipse through a bottle. 11th August 1999

A man watching the solar eclipse through a hole in a CD in Chester. 11th August 1999

A group of workmen in Liverpool city centre watching the solar eclipse. 11th August 1999

People watching the solar eclipse at Bidston Hill. 11th August 1999

Mrs June Barrett, Tufty Club organiser, recording six road safety stories from the Tufty book for Hull Corporation Telephone Department bedtime story service, which begins on Monday

Children playing football in the road. Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. September 1960

Singing fireman Graham Walker, gave hundreds of schoolchildren fire prevention instruction of a different kind at Huddersfield Town Hall today

Youngsters enjoying Guy Fawkes Night. Circa 1975

The new shaped Noseguard Sunglasses that cost thirty five shillings are unveiled at The 1971 Sunglasses Fair in London today. All exhibits are entirely devoted to sunglasses

LHT 117 Motorcar has its breaks tested in a state of the art Car Testing Bay at a Teesside garage, 18th August 1960

Don t look now, Deidre, but that nasty ball is coming our way. Orient Girls taking defensive action against a free kick. 27th September 1970

Flying from Teesside Airport will be safer for the 300, 000-a-year passengers thanks to microchip technology just installed in the control tower

Middlesbrough 0-2 Leeds, Division Two league match at Ayresome Park, Saturday 9th December 1989. Concerns of overcrowding in Block D, Away Supporters

On your bike These youngsters are putting their summer holidays to good use by getting
On your bike.. These youngsters are putting their summer holidays to good use by getting advice on safe cycling from PC Peter Dyson at a Reinwood infant school

A last look at the hustle and bustle of Church Street, Liverpool, before pedestrianisation begins on the 17th March 1974. Church Street, one of Liverpools shopping areas, Merseyside. 16th March 1974

Stepping out in style on Liverpools safety-first street, Church Street. The cast of the rock musical Lonesome Stone enjoy the newly pedestrianised Church Street. Liverpool, Merseyside, 19th March 1974

Wallasey beach patrol, under the direction of Mr C Mitchell, Wallasey Baths Manager, go into full scale rescue training at New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside. 14th June 1954

War workers children set out for a morning stroll in Cambridge. They come form the Norwich St. Nursery

Twenty four year old warden Mrs Mary Couchman crouches down to protect her young son Brian and his two friends during an air in a Kent village during the Second World War

Almondbury High School pupils are planning safer journeys to school as part of a national campaign being run by the Safe Jounry to School campaign. 26th January 1990

Bob Thomson, deputy site manager celebrating safety success. For the first time in 30 years, ICI Wilton works has for a month churned out chemicals nonstop without an accident

17-year-old John Millard from Killingworth on a skateboard on 26th July 1989

Newcastle Area Skateboarders competition, held in the grounds of the West Denton High School. Malcolm Bishop of Heaton demonstrating his freestyle on 3rd December 1977

Pint-sized Ashley Kane, aged eight, from Washington shows the sort of skills which won hme the Under-13s freestyle title on 26th February 1978

The first National Skateboard Show opened at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster on 13th February 1976. Mike Williams demonstrates the high jump with the skateboard

Spotlighted against the wintry city skyline are members of a team of steeplejacks who are carrying out a survey of the spire and roof of St Marys Cathedral, in Clayton Street

The largest tyre ever made to date (27th October 1978) by Dunlop, seen here on its arrival at Fort Dunlops test centre in Birmingham

Jimmy Andrews after his goal secured Citys 2nd Division status following the clubs 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in front of a 26, 781 crowd at Ninian Park - 30th April 1974

At 14 Months baby David is just lobster pot size and that is just where mum puts him. April 1949

Road Safety - Lollipop Men / Women - A lollipop man showing children across the road in
Road Safety - Lollipop Men/Women - A lollipop man showing children across the road in Newport - 8th October 1952

Road Safety - Lollipop Man / Woman - A Lollipop man safely crossing children on a busy
Road Safety - Lollipop Man/Woman - A Lollipop man safely crossing children on a busy street in Broadway, Cardiff - 11th November 1965 -

Protective Cricket equipment being modelled by Colin Sargeant at Lords. 26th Feb 1986

Sylvia Gregg: Girl "Frogman"helping to locate missing boy believed to be in
Sylvia Gregg: Girl " Frogman" helping to locate missing boy believed to be in the Grand Union Canal, at Delaware Terrace, Paddington. December 1953 D7302-002

Safety lamp and meter for use in a coal mine. March 1979 P017735

Texas Ag-1 N222. The first of the specialised agricultural aircraft, designed and built at Texas A&M College Aircraft Research Center by Fred Weick

Children wearing Swimeesy Buoy, invented two before in 1907. Date: 1909

Covid Safe Santa Claus
Illustration of Christmas Santa Claus with Covid 19 safety mask giving a gift to a child

Rafting through white water rapids on the Karnali River in west Nepal, Asia

A peaceful dusk on Cornwalls Atlantic coast, showing the lighthouse at Trevose Head, near Padstow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

New York Police Department car, NYPD, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
USA, New York City, Manhattan, New York Police Department car, NYPD

Pastinaca sativa Kral Russian Parsnip Brown subject

New Brighton Lighthouse at dusk, Wallasey, Merseyside, The Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Black bear cub climbing to safety

Yuri Gagarin in capsule
First manned space flight. Cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-68) photographed inside the capsule of the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Hawker Sea Fury Landing Accident / Crash Sequence Onto Aircraft-Carrier Hms Glory (R62) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa During Korean War Date: 1952

Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?
Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No.22 Squadron, RAF Valley, lowers a winchman aboard Range Safety Launch 1657 of 1113 Marine Craft Unit, RAF Holyhead

Art Deco Lifeguard Station, South Beach, Miami, FLorida, USA.Lifeguard Hut, Art Deco, Vibrant Color, Beach, Architecture, Day, Building Exterior, Travel Destinations, Purple-Color, Railing

The Ponza's lighthouse on top of a volcanic cliff and surrounded by the sea at dusk, Ponza island, Pontine archipelago, Latium region, Italy

Punta della Guardia lighthouse on top of a basaltic cliff with Palmarola island in the background, Pinza island, Tyrrhenian sea, Pontine archipelago, Latium, Italy

Panoramic aerial view of the lighthouse on top of a rocky cliff at dusk, Punta della Guardia, Ponza island, Pontine archipelago, Latium region, Italy

Alnes Lighthouse surrender by flowers, in between meadows and sea, Godoya Island, Alesund, More og Romsdal County, Norway

Lighthouse lens DP313373
Lowestoft Lighthouse, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, East Suffolk. Detail of Lowestoft Lighthouse's Fresnel lens from the north, with sunlight glinting through it

Lighthouse, Aviles, Asturias, Spain

Lifeguards station at Ramsgate beach, with the Thanet Wind Farm in the background, Kent, England

Ajo Lighthouse, Cantabria, Spain

Lake Champfer, Graubunden canton, Engadine, Switzerland

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"Guardians of Safety: From Historic Rescues to Everyday Heroes" In the face of danger, a heroic fireman fearlessly rescues a young girl from the raging flames, reminding us that safety is not just a word but an act of bravery. The ill-fated voyage of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1845 serves as a haunting reminder that even the most experienced sailors must prioritize safety above all else. A courageous firefighter emerges from the smoke-filled Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin, exemplifying how those who protect our safety often risk their own lives for others. Perched on cliffs at Butt of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a lighthouse stands tall as a symbol of hope and security amidst treacherous waters—a testament to mankind's commitment to safeguarding lives. Captain Francis Crozier's leadership aboard HMS Terror during its doomed expedition emphasizes the importance of responsible decision-making and prioritizing crew members' safety above all else. During World War II on the home front, women donned gas masks as they bravely faced uncertain times—reminding us that personal sacrifices are sometimes necessary for collective well-being. Journey back to England's coal mines in the 1850s when workers endured perilous conditions daily; their struggles highlight society's evolving understanding and pursuit of workplace safety standards. Bricklayers meticulously construct buildings with precision and caution—an enduring reminder that even seemingly mundane tasks require attention to detail for everyone's protection. As dawn breaks over The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, it illuminates not only breathtaking scenery but also reminds us that lightkeepers work tirelessly day and night to ensure maritime safety. Bathed in moonlight, Whitefish Point Lighthouse stands sentinel along Michigan's shores—an unwavering beacon guiding ships safely through dark nights since its construction in 1861.