Apollo Blinds offers free safety devices during Child Safety Week
To encourage families to ensure their homes are safe, Apollo Blinds - one of the UK's largest suppliers of made-to-measure blinds - is giving away free safety devices during Child Safety Week, 20 to 26 June 2011.
The free giveaway is part of Apollo's national campaign 'Make Blinds Child Safe' to heighten awareness of the strangulation risks associated with unsecured window blind cords.
70 Apollo Blinds stores throughout the UK and Ireland are taking part in the initiative, giving away P-Clips that can be used to secure any looped blind cords already fitted in the home.
Apollo staff are also working with their local communities to get the message out and help parents of young children take action. The message is simple - Looped window blind cords can slip around a child's neck if they fall on to it, or they become entangled in dangling cords. All recent deaths have involved children under the age of four. Fit a cleat hook to keep cords out of reach of climbing children, and make it a habit to tie the blind cord back every time you open the blind.
The BBSA also has some simple guidelines for parents and carers of babies and small children as looped blind cords can pose a potential hazard:
Do not place a child's cot, bed, playpen or high chair near a window so they may reach a blind cord
Do not place furniture near a window that a child could climb on to reach a blind cord
Do make sure that a safety device is fitted to keep the cords taut or out of reach
Apollo Blinds supplies safety clips, cleats and cord/chain tidy options as standard with new blinds, along with safety warnings, and has a range of innovative lifting systems that are totally child safe.
Cordless Blinds
Motorised Blinds
Cord Tensioners
Wand Controls
Chain break connectors and safety tassels
Plantation Shutters are also a great option for child safe window dressings.
To find your nearest Apollo Blinds stockist giving away the free safety devices, visit apollo-blinds.co.uk.
