New window blind safety test launces online
FOCUS ON PRICATE RENTAL PROPERTIES
Three of the last five fatal accidents involving blind cords and chains have occurred in rental properties. The make it safe website includes specific guidance for residential landlords and a new video too.
ONLINE RETAILERS WITH OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS
Any retailer based in the UK – or a UK – based importer MUST comply with the standards. Some general online websites match a UK consumer with a non-UK supplier. In these instances, the consumer is the importer, so the safety standards do not apply. UK regulators have no jurisdiction over non- UK based suppliers dealing with consumers in this way.
The BBSA has a posted warning on the Make it Safe website to check that the blinds they intend to buy are safe.
CHILD SAFETY WEEK 2023
The child Accident Prevents Trusts (CAPT) annual child safety week, supported by the BBSA, will take place from June -5-11.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The BBSA continues to meet with representatives from the Office for Product Safety and Standards, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, The Child Accident Prevention Trust, Trading Standards, The National Child Mortality Database and the British Retail Consortium to share information and improve the promotion of window blind safety,
GOT A QUESTION? There is no such thing as a stupid question when it comes to window blind safety, Take a look at the Make it Safe website