All parents will want to keep their children safe at home, and recent reports about children getting caught in window blind cords may put you off buying blinds, but Hillarys can help ensure that blinds can be safe with the help of product innovation and our top tips:
- Use cordless blinds in children’s bedrooms, Hillarys suggest choosing pleated blinds with tab opening to ensure no cords at all
- Alternatively try pull cords on roller blinds – a short cord that hangs from the middle of the roller, eliminating the need for sidewinder chains with loops
- Move beds and cribs away from windows or any furniture that children can climb on
- Only buy blinds manufactured after 2001 – when the new safety regulations came in, every single Hillarys blind is made-to-measure to your exact requirements
- Keep all cords out of reach of children
- Ask your advisor for the shortest cords possible for each blind you buy or tie them out of a child’s reach
- All of Hillarys made-to-measure blinds come with a warning sign to highlight the dangers of cords on blinds
- Opt for wands rather than cords on products like Venetian blinds
- Use metal cleats that fix to the wall to tie loose cords around
- For the conservatory we offer the option of remote controlled blinds so there’s no cords hanging down to worry about
If you have any top tips for safety at home – add some to our comments!
Great tips, my tip would be don’t leave small children unattended, you never know what they’re going to do!