Criticism
RoSPA has been accused of being professional killjoys or busybodies, having an unduly risk-averse approach and taking a bureaucratic and inflexible approach to interpreting health and safety legislation. However, in response to this, the charity has started advocating allowing a degree of risk-taking in children's play.
In this vein, RoSPA has established the Child Safety Education Coalition (CSEC), an organisation that aims to allow children to experience risks and learn from them. It encourages children to take part in all activities they wish to, whilst providing them with enough information to manage their own safety.
The 'professional killjoy' label has been difficult to shake off - perhaps unfairly, as RoSPA's mantra is 'sensible safety', trying to strike a balance between encouraging people to live their lives to the full, whilst educating the public in mitigating risks and carrying out activities safely. It has always advocated that activities inside and outside the workplace should be as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible.
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