His response is asfollows:The SPS aims to ensure thesafety of staff in a range of ways including:ensuring the prison estateis fit for purpose in the 21st century;the provision of staffalarms in prisons and personal alarms where necessary;alarm response teams toensure support is available in the event of incidents, andnational training in thecontact and restraint of prisoners.well developed health andsafety policies, including a National Health and Safety Forum, involving seniorstaff and trade unions.In addition, a violencereduction project will be rolled out early in 2007.