Important Safety Advice

Blind and curtain cords are a significant risk to children as unsecured cords can lead to strangulation.

The Australian Competition and Consumer (Corded Internal Window Coverings) Safety Standard states that a corded internal window covering ‘must be installed in a way that a loose cord cannot form a loop 220mm or longer and at less than 1600mm above floor level’. To achieve this, follow the below advice.

• Check there are no loose operational cords that children can reach from the floor, cot/bed, or by climbing on nearby furniture.

• If you install an operational Cord Cleat lower than 1600mm above floor level, you must ensure that children cannot remove the chain from the child safety device and that the chain is sufficiently secured or tensioned to prevent a loop of 220mm (or longer) from being formed

• The Child Safety Device must be installed using both screws.

• When installing into plasterboard, Child Safety Devices must be attached to the studs behind the plasterboard using the provided self-tapping screws and mounted at a height of at least 1600mm from the floor.

• For masonry walls, pre-drill small holes the size of the appropriate screw anchors at the marked location. Insert the anchors at the holes and then fix the Child Safety Device with the provided screws.

For more information, visit www.productsafety.gov.au