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Six children will receive a prize for their participation in the game on superbricoleur.com at a Mr.Bricolage store. This operation was organised in the context of the campaign to promote safety in DIY stores.

50 children were selected by a bailiff from the many children having entered the game on the superbricoleur.com site. 6 of these winners have opted to collect their prize from their Mr.Bricolage store. These lucky winners will shortly receive a wooden tool kit (see photo) in the stores in Cosne sur Loire (58), Gentilly (94), Lillers (62), Montereau (77), Nort sur Erdre (44) and Rochefort (17).

This operation has been organised by the French Federation of DIY and home furnishing stores (FMB) since 2003. The federation has created the superbricoleur.com site for children (games, cartoons, colouring pages, information for parents) for the 3^rd year. The safety campaigns organised by DIY stores targeting customers are proving successful. Since 2006, the number of accidents recorded in DIY stores has dropped by 40%.

For more information on the safety campaign of the French Federation of DIY and home furnishing stores:

Safety campaign 2010

The FMB games site, just for kids

The article on the safety campaign published at mr-bricolage.com

The 2010 safety campaign has been launched in all Mr.Bricolage group stores. This 8^th annual event is organised under the aegis of the rench Federation of DIY and home furnishing stores (FMB). This event is organised in partnership with the Consumer Safety Commission (CSC) and the European Federation of Emergency Services for the Hands (FESUM). Ensuring awareness of risks in stores The idea is for all group stores to ensure that parents and children are aware of how to act and the precautions to take in DIY stores. The campaign is advertised with in-store posters with a simple slogan “This store is not a playground, keep your eyes open”. Stores will distribute a specially designed happy families game, and a “Your hands, your most precious tool” flyer. The web site of the FMB, www.superbricoleur.com will host a competition until 30 June. Children can win their own wooden toolboxes. Accident figures falling slowly but steadily Accident statistics in stores reflect a regular decrease each year. In 2009, only 546 accidents were recorded, as compared with 682 the previous year. This figure must be compared with the 172 million visits recorded to stores over the year. This observation confirms the benefit of regular awareness campaigns in this field.