The appeal launched by the Suzy Lamplugh aims to raise awareness of personal safety particularly in the workplace.
Estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared in broad daylight on 28th July 1986 while showing a client around a house Fulham. Photo credit: PA
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was founded by Suzy’s parents Paul and Diana Lamplugh, shortly after the disappearance of the 25-year old estate agent in July 1986.
Suzy disappeared in broad daylight, in the middle of the day, while showing a client around a house in Fulham. Despite huge media coverage and police activity, Suzy was never found.
Her mother Diana, wrote five years later: “There has not been a single trace of her. Nothing. Just as though she has been erased by a rubber.”
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The Trust is shining a light on violence and aggression in the workplace and personal safety of young people and over the past 30 years has sought to keep people safe from violence and aggression.
Milestones achieved by the charity include: campaigning for private hire vehicle licensing in London, being instrumental in bringing about the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 which dealt with stalkers, producing an award winning video about safe independence for young people and setting up the National Stalking Helpline.
This was the world’s first specialist service dedicated to supporting victims of stalking. The Trust has also delivered personal safety training to over 50,000 people since its inception.
Latest figures from 2014/15 show that 142 people were killed at work and 76,000 injuries to employees were reported.
Mental health issues including stress, anxiety and depression, gave rise to the most working days lost and the most common physical or psychosocial risk cited by two thirds of workplaces was ‘dealing with difficult customers, patients and pupils.’
This was placed higher than risks such as lifting, chemical substances, slips, trips or falls and machinery. We cannot afford to be complacent about personal safety in the workplace. The Trust continues to work to improve safety for all workers through education, support and campaigning.
On the Trust’s 30th anniversary, the charity will be holding an event focusing on what has changed in the workplace since Suzy’s disappearance, and continue to raise awareness of the issues which still need to be tackled. They are also running the Right to be Safe appeal which aims to help young people to lead safer lives.
For more information about the appeal and to donate please visit http://www.suzylamplugh.org/get-involved/righttobesafe/
