Events
Safe Kids Maine conducts a variety of public events statewide. A Mobile Car Seat Checkup Event Trailer is fully equipped to conduct a car seat inspection event in cities and towns throughout Maine. If your agency is interested in sponsoring an event, please contact Safe Kids Maine at 207-899-9461 or e-mail safekidsmaine@tallpinesafety.org
Please note: A "Car Seat Inspection Station" is a car seat checkup event that is held at a regular location on a regular day and time every month. "Car Seat Checkup Events" are events that are conducted at various locations and at various times throughout the year. Inspection Stations open year-round inside heated buildings while Car Seat Checkup Events are usually conducted outside during the months of May through September. All Safe Kids Maine Car Seat Inspection Stations and Checkup Events are staffed by Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians. Please bring your car seat's instruction manual and the vehicle owner's manual, if available.
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Car Seat Inspection Station Fliers
Southern Maine (Falmouth, Windham, South Portland)
Central Maine (Augusta, Waterville)
Car Seat Inspection Appointments
Can't find an event that fits your schedule? Don't want to wait in line for a car seat check? Can't find an event close to you? Individual car seat inspection appointments are now available!! Receive one-on-one, individualized assistance and education from a Safe Kids Maine Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician at your home or a mutually agreed upon location!! For individual appointments, an inspection fee will apply. Visit Car Seat Inspection Appointments for details.
Classes
Safe Kids Maine conducts a variety of classes including Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Classes and Child Passenger Safety Technical Update Classes.
Child Passenger Safety CEU Classes
"Special Cases, Special Seats" CPS CEU Class
When: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Falmouth Fire-EMS, 8 Bucknam Road, Falmouth, ME 04105
Instructor: Sara Donnelly, RN, CPSTI, CPS Program Coordinator, Maine Medical Center
Description: An overview of some special circumstances requiring specialized restraints or out of the box thinking from preemies to Spica casts.
Cost to attend: $10
CPS CEUs: 1 in-person CEU
Registration deadline: March 30, 2012
The monthly Falmouth Car Seat Inspection Station will follow the class from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Technicians are welcome to participate! Instructors will be available for recertification seat sign offs!
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Classes
Safe Kids Maine will be conducting a Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Class in May 2012 in New Gloucester, Maine. Class dates are as follows:
Thursday, May 10: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 17: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 24: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 31: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 2: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Class fee is $175.00 and includes a student manual and the two-year certification fee.
To register, complete the following class application and send it to Safe Kids Maine.
Learn more about becoming a CPS Technician at www.cpsboard.org
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Phone: 207-899-9461