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New Window Covering Voluntary Standard is Step in Right Direction But Unsafe Corded Products Still Available for Sale and in People’s Homes Washington, DC – A new version of the window covering voluntary standard has been approved that, for the first time, will require some window coverings to be cordless. The standard requires window coverings sold as…

Strong Mandatory Standard is Necessary to Reduce Incidents Tips to Protect Children from Window Cord Deaths and Injuries Washington, D.C. – A recently published article in the Journal of Pediatrics entitled, “Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blind, Shades, and Cords” found 300 children younger than 6 years of age strangled to death in window blind…

The current law allows lethal outer and tilt cords that pose safety risks to children. New proposed regulations could eliminate future injuries and deaths on corded window covering products. St. Louis – ST. LOUIS (PRWEB) Parents for Window Blind Safety applauds Health Canada for their move forward on the possibility of creating the strongest safety…

Washington D.C. – Today, Parents for Window Blind Safety, Consumer Federation of America, Kids In Danger, Consumers Union, U.S. PIRG and Independent Safety Consulting, urged parents to be cautious this holiday season and to make sure that the window coverings in their homes are cordless, in light of four children’s deaths in the past six…

Accidents striking four weeks apart, Reno Mahe’s family and a Chicago family mourn the loss of their children due to unnecessary window covering pull cords. Why is this still happening? St. Louis – As families celebrate the holiday season, two families are mourning the losses of their young children who strangled in dangerous window blind…

St. Louis – 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,…

On April 16, the online publication FairWarning published a disturbing investigative expose describing the staggering number of young children killed or maimed by window blind cords: Over the past three decades, at least 332 children — most younger than age 2 — have died and 165 have been injured due to strangulation by these dangerous…

“How many years of professional courtesy should the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission extend to the window coverings industry before abandoning the voluntary standards process?” asked Sean Kane, president of Safety Research & Strategies, a Massachusetts-based research and advocacy firm. In reality, some industries have used the system to put off regulatory action for years…