That standard is awaiting

2020年8月12日
".The safety commission says windows and window blinds are among the top five hidden hazards in US homes and in a statement, it called the draft standard "a major step forward in protecting children.His research team analyzed 26 years of US government data on emergency room treatment and fatal injuries.Children’s injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new US study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords."
That standard is awaiting approval by the American National Standards Institute and is expected to take effect by late 2018, Nathanson said. Gary Smith, who directs injuries research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Her 1-year-old daughter died in 2002 https://www.hzlongersawchain.com/product/saw-chain/pitch-404/saw-chain-404pitch-harvest.html from strangulation when she pulled a looped hidden cord from a blind and put it around her neck."Seventy years ago we recognized that this was a product that was killing kids," Smith said. Most deaths occurred when children became entangled or strangled by the cords.The study was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics .
The study notes that the dangers have been addressed in medical journal articles as far back as a 1945 report on two accidental hangings in children who survived.The study "should be a huge wake-up call to the public, to the retailers, to the manufacturers and to parents all over the nation to really see how hazardous the cords on the blinds are," said Linda Kaiser of St Louis. "We should put child safety first.Smith said 20 percent are custom blinds and a total ban on corded blinds is needed.Injuries continued even after manufacturers adopted voluntary safety standards including warning labels.Nearly 17,000 young children were hurt by window blinds between 1990 and 2015, and though most injuries were minor, almost 300 died, the study shows. Kaiser later formed the advocacy group Parents for Window Blind Safety.
The industry now has a plan in the works to make cordless blinds the only option at retail stores and online.Paul Nathanson, spokesman for the Window Covering Manufacturers Association, said a soon-to-be adopted industry standard drafted with input from the Consumer Product Safety Commission will make corded blinds unavailable in stores and online, although consumers could buy them through custom orders.While study’s data analysis doesn’t show an up or down trend in injuries and deaths, the fact that they’re still occurring shows that safety standards have been inadequate, said lead author, Dr.

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