{"id":2063,"date":"2020-06-08T00:37:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T14:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/irap-and-3m-announce-partnership-to-improve-safety-for-school-children-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:37:52","slug":"irap-and-3m-announce-partnership-to-improve-safety-for-school-children-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/pt\/irap-and-3m-announce-partnership-to-improve-safety-for-school-children-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"iRAP and 3M Announce Partnership to Improve Safety for School Children Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

3M to provide support for iRAP\u2019s Star Rating for Schools programme.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

LONDON \/ ST. PAUL, MN (June 9, 2020)<\/strong> - O International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) <\/a>e 3M <\/a>announced today that 3M has become a Global Programme Partner in iRAP\u2019s Classifica\u00e7\u00e3o por Estrelas para Escolas (SR4S) <\/a>programa.\u00a0 3M<\/a> will provide an annual contribution to support the programme and its goal of ensuring that children are able to travel safely to and from school.<\/p>\n

Road crashes are the biggest killer of young people worldwide and the life-changing impact of injury affects children all around the world.\u00a0 iRAP developed the SR4S system as an evidence-based tool for measuring, managing and communicating children\u2019s exposure to risk on a journey to school.\u00a0 It supports quick interventions that help save lives and prevent serious injuries.\u00a0 SR4S allows the easy assessment of road infrastructure and speed management features and calculates a Star Rating where 1-star is the least safe and 5-star is the safest.<\/p>\n

iRAP is a UK registered charity with an objective of international promotion of road safety improvement and road quality for public benefit.\u00a0 iRAP has a vision for a world free of high-risk roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur children deserve a safe journey to and from school. If we can make our roads safe for kids, they will be safe for everyone,\u201d said iRAP CEO Rob McInerney.\u00a0 \u201cProviding the SR4S tools for free use worldwide will maximise our potential to save children\u2019s lives. 3M\u2019s great support will help make this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

3M is a global corporation who applies science in collaborative ways to improve lives and help solve the world\u2019s toughest challenges.\u00a0 3M has been a technology and solutions leader in road safety for over 50 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to partner with iRAP and together advance road safety globally,\u201d said Dr. Daniel Chen, Vice President, 3M Transportation Safety Division. \u201cThrough the SR4S process and implementation of simple and effective treatments like footpaths, safe crossings, line marking and signage, iRAP and their Lead Partners are making an impact on the lives of school children around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SR4S programme officially launched at the 3rd<\/sup> Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety which took place in Sweden in February 2020.\u00a0 3M joins SR4S as the first of five Global Programme Partners that will support the SR4S Programme, along with the Founding Sponsor FedEx<\/a> and Major Donor Funda\u00e7\u00e3o FIA.<\/a><\/p>\n

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