CPSC calls for stronger safety standards that eliminate the risk for strangulation on all window covering products
Today the CPSC announced in a letter a call for stronger standards for all window covering products.
IKEA recalls roman shades, roll up shades and roller shades.
If you have these type of shades in your home, please remove them and replace them with something cord-free! For more information about what these type of shades look like, please see our video section of our website.
Angels Law
Sunday, August 9, was like every other Sunday. We got up, had breakfast and went to Mass. After church, the kids had leftover pizza for lunch and I got the little ones ready for a nap. The next time I saw Angel, (about 20 minutes later) he was dead. He had hanged himself on a cord from the window blind in his bedroom.
Lawmakers push for window cord safety
Kudos to Maryland lawmakers!
Despite scores of deaths, government has been slow to force safer designs for window blinds
An article from the AP came out about how the CPSC has waited years to make mandatory safety standards on window covering cords despite all the children that have died on cords in the past three decades. After 200 deaths, the standards are still being developed by the industry.