Sentences with phrase «blind cord safety»

Put blind cord safety at the top of your child proofing checklist.

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Parents for Window Blind safety educates the public about the dangers of window covering cords.

If you choose to install blinds, cut off the pull cords or pick up and install a safety device designed to control cord access.

There are safety products designed specifically to protect the cords on blinds.

Cutting window blind cords, or using safety tassels and inner cord stops to help prevent your child from strangling in window blind cord loops.

Electrical covers, cord wranglers for draperies and blinds, hardware mounted safety gates for stairs and pressure mounted gates for other areas, cabinet locks for the kitchen, bathroom and drawer locks for all the dressers in your home.

Tie all blind cords high out of reach, or cut the ends and attach breakaway safety tassels.

A similar system in Australia has led to changes in the law on pedestrian safety in the workplace, the drowning of children in swimming pools and accidental child hangings from blind and curtain cords.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated that the New Jersey - based company known as Hanover Direct Inc. recalled 523,500 window blinds after receiving reports about a child being strangled by a pull - cord.

See the topic «Choking on food or other objects» and «Safety - blind and curtain cords» for more information.

They're the most effective way to keep children away from dangerous window blind cords at all times — no worrying about tying cords back up, children climbing, safety mechanisms failing or tassel cords tangling and creating a loop.

«Window blind cords are a hazard in plain sight,» said Linda Kaiser, Founder of Parents for Window Blind Safety (PFblind cords are a hazard in plain sight,» said Linda Kaiser, Founder of Parents for Window Blind Safety (PFBlind Safety (PFWBS).

According to the Parents for Window Blind Safety, a window covering is considered safe when all of its cords are inaccessible.

While many retrofit safety options and breakaway cord blinds are available on the market, Parents for Window Blind Safety only recommends window treatments that are truly corsafety options and breakaway cord blinds are available on the market, Parents for Window Blind Safety only recommends window treatments that are truly corSafety only recommends window treatments that are truly cordless.

«Window cords can be lethal to kids in less than one minute — they're a hazard in plain sight,» said Linda Kaiser, Founder of Parents for Window Blind Safety (PFWBS).

Many window blind safety websites have detailed guidelines on how to retrofit existing window treatments to get rid of looped pull cords and install cord stops — two important measures if your blinds do have cords and you can not replace them right now.

Besides the safety of having no cords to put small children or pets at risk, the cordless shades can effortlessly be raised and lowered with a single ring in the center back of the blinds.

They are now made using a premier track system on every blind with a breakaway cord or can be tied to the side for child safety.

The Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) is dedicated to educating parents and caregivers about the potential strangulation risks of window blind and shade cords and urges consumers to only use cordless window coverings or window coverings with inaccessible cords in homes with young children.

This blind comes in three width options that can easily be installed inside or outside your window recess, and features a cord lock and safety break - away brushed metal cylinder pull.