hazardous products

Why Canada Published The Corded Window Covering Regulation Surpassing USA Standard.

  Today, Canada announced that they will not harmonize their Corded Window Covering Regulation with the USA 2018 ANSI/WCMA Window Covering standard. Rather, Health Canada has published the strongest and safest regulation for corded window coverings in the world in order to help guide manufacturers in producing the safest products for the environments where our children live and visit.   The Heart of the Matter Our founder, Linda Kaiser, began working on the U.S. standard development process for corded window … Read More

Retailers Go Cordless Today!

Take a moment to think of the movements you have seen come and go throughout your lifetime. Now I encourage you to ponder what worldly issues may be right outside your front door, or more alarming yet, right inside your front door. That’s right, your window blind coverings. Beginning December 15th a walk through your local retailer will look a bit different. What consumers will find are cordless window blind coverings being held in stock rather than the traditional blinds … Read More

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Effective Safety Standards Creates Safer Products

PFWBS Is Generating Change  Parents for Window Blind Safety has made educating and advocating for the safety of parents and children alike a priority over the last sixteen years. Linda Kaiser, a crusader in the realm of window blind coverings, has started the ball rolling into an era of improved household safety. When Linda found her one year old daughter, Cheyenne, strangulated by the cord of their blinds everyone was looking around, but Linda was looking for something that hadn’t … Read More

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Five Reasons To Go Cordless If You Don’t Have Kids

Updating our homes seems like a never ending to-do list in our lives.  When thinking about updating, so many things are overlooked that could make a differance in more ways that one.  Consider what covers your windows.  Not only can it make a differnace in how it makes a room look, but some window coverings can make a differance in your utlity bill.  October is Window Covering Safety month but to many, they may overlook going cordless because they don’t … Read More

New Redesigned Corded Window Blinds and Shades Causing Injuries and Deaths in Kids

ST. LOUIS, MO (PRWEB) OCTOBER 25, 2016 As Window Covering Safety Month comes to an end, Parents for Window Blind Safety (PFWBS) reminds consumers to check their window coverings for exposed pull/tilt cords (of any length) and loose inner cords. Parents should be aware that even newly purchased window coverings can cause strangulation if they have cords. In July 2016, a 2 year old girl died when she hung on the cord of a horizontal blind that was manufactured in … Read More

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