Window Blinds & Young Children. What Should I Know?

Aaron O’Connell

As par­ents and child­min­ders we are all too much aware of the dan­gers to our chil­dren through­out the home. We can’t wrap them in cot­ton wool but we can take steps to put our minds at ease. Con­tinue Reading

Coroner Calls For Ban On Looped Blind Cords

3:59pm UK, Thurs­day May 27, 2010

Katie Cas­sidy, Sky News Online

A coro­ner has called for a UK ban of looped win­dow blind cords after record­ing a ver­dict of acci­den­tal death at the inquests of two children.

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Window Blind Safety

Noth­ing is more impor­tant than your child’s safety.

 The impor­tance of fit­ting win­dow blind safety devices has unfor­tu­nately become more appar­ent due to the unfore­seen tragic acci­dents that have occurred in recent times. These types of tragedies are all too fre­quent and can be prevented.

 Home should be the safest place for your chil­dren. Nearly all of us have win­dow blinds, but have you ever stopped to con­sider the poten­tial haz­ards from looped cords and chains to your chil­dren? It is essen­tial that these blinds are made safe and it’s cheap and easy to do.

 ChildSafety.ie stock safety devices for Roller Blinds, Ver­ti­cal Blinds, Metal Venet­ian Blinds, Wood Venet­ian Blinds, Roman Blinds and Pleated Blinds. Con­tinue Reading