Is Your Home Child Safe?

Is Your Home Child Safe?

Blind and Curtain Cord Hazards
Loose blinds and curtain cords/chains-particularly those with loops-are dangerous.
A child can place the loop over their head or get tangled in loose cords when:
• sleeping in a cot or bed where cords are hanging
• playing near cords
• standing on a chair, sofa or bed to look out of the window

Steps for Protecting Children
Sydney Blinds & Screens installs your custom made internal blinds in accordance with National Standards introduced in December 2010.

The following four simple steps ensure that blind and curtain cords/chains in your home are out of reach of children, particularly children under six.

1. Check for loose or looped cords that your child can reach from the floor or by climbing on furniture. Immediately tie cords out of reach and move any furniture away.
2. Secure loose cords out of reach. If you have purchased your blinds from Sydney Blinds & Screens, we automatically sup-ply you with all cleats and tensioning devices.
3. Choose safe blinds and curtains, from a company that com-plies with the national mandatory standard. Read the warn-ing labels attached to your product. Ensure all cords or chains are secure and there are no loops or strands that children can reach.
4. Move anything a young child can sit in, stand or climb on away from cords/chains, even those tied around a cleat, as your child may be able to untie them.