P256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 15 May 21:22/29 1/5 ! "£ IN BRIEF BELT UP AT THE BACK The British Medical Association is asking MPs to support the compulsory fitting of rear seat belts in all new cars. The BMA say: "Studies in Sweden have shown that the injury reducing rate for rear seat belts is 28% for adults and 52% for children." There is a reported drop of 25% in deaths and serious injuries since front seat belts were made compulsory. % MoreP256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 15 May 21:12/54 2/5 ! "£ IN BRIEF WRITE IT RIGHT! Each year the Post Office spends £10 million dealing with more than 100 million badly or wrongly addressed litters. A campaign is being launched to urge people to put return addresses on the backs of envelopes. A rubbjt stamp, stick-on address or clearly written return address would help both the Post Office - and the litter writer - to get it right. % MoreP256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 15 May 21:11/29 3/5 ! "£ IN BRIEF SEWING SECU5JTZ A legal ruling won by two women sewing machinists in the Appeal Court could give job security safeguards to thousbnd of people who work at home. The Appeal Judges ruled that two women, who worked from home making boys' trousers for a Cambridge clothing company, were direct employees entitled to protection from unfair dismissal. Their complaint of unfair dismissal can now bj investigated on its merits. MoreP256 CJEFAX 256 Tue 15 May 21:11/14 4/5 a "£ IN BRIEF FIRES IN FU5NITURE Fires involving furniture have been causing concern for several years, but the type of fire now encountered is vjty different from those experienced in the past. They are often characterisjd bz rapid growth, coupled with volumes of thick, black smoke. This is the result of increasing use of modjtn synthetic polymers. MoreP256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 15 May 21:12/04 5/5 ! "£ IN BRIEF FIRES IN FU5NITURJ The Department of the Environment have recently published Fires in Furniture, which gives some of the background to fire tests on furniture and provides a guide to current regulations. The book deals mainly with upholstered furniture, but includes guidance on panel furniture, beds and bedding. The guide, Building Research Establishment Digest 285, costs £1 from HMSO bookshops. More