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The law covering ’childcare articles’

Into: General product safety -Product categories -Children’s items -Childcare articles

There are a number of products that have been especially designed as childcare articles. These include items such as highchairs, carrycots and baby soothers. There is a range of safety legislation that covers these articles and this is considered in this section. The law uses the term childcare article to define: "any product intended to facilitate sleep, relaxation, hygiene, the feeding of children or sucking on the part of children". Childcare articles, therefore, cover a large (...) Read more

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Special care for children

Into: General product safety -Product categories -Household products -Household safety tips

Every year, thousands of children are seriously injured whilst being at home. Yet these accidents could often be avoided. Below are a few safety tips that will help to prevent accidents: Stair gates - safety gates are very effective in preventing access to rooms and stairs, if used correctly and consistently. They can be used to block access to rooms in the home whilst the parent or carer supervises. Safety gates are generally easy to install, however, they can be easily pushed out of (...) Read more

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Textiles and UV rays

Into: General product safety -Product categories -Textile products

Recent tests on sun hats, baseball caps, sunshades and parasols have revealed that some are failing to protect vulnerable babies and children from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. As the ozone that protects us from the worst of the suns damaging rays becomes more depleted, it is even more important to ensure our clothing can stand the heat. Different types of clothing can give different levels of protection. Studies have shown that various aspects of a fabric affect the protection it (...) Read more

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Preventing choking and suffocation

Into: Keep yourself safe -Home and garden safety

Preventing food related accidents Young children should be supervised at mealtimes and not given sweets or and other food while playing reduce the risk of choking on food. Certain foods can cause particular problems. Reconstituted meat such as hot dogs or burgers can be difficult for young children to swallow. Raw vegetables can also pose a choking risk and should be cut into small strips. Boiled sweets and nuts – particularly peanuts - are also frequent causes of choking and should not (...) Read more

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Water safety at home

Into: Keep yourself safe -Water safety

About 10% of deaths by drowning occurring in the home, for example in the bath, in garden ponds, in other water-filled containers in the garden and in paddling and swimming pools. Mostly young children and older adults are most at risk of drowning at home but many of these deaths are preventable You can find further advice about water safety at home on the National Water Safety Forum (...) Read more

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Child car seats

Into: Keep yourself safe -Road safety

The law states that all children travelling in cars must have a child restraint until they are 12 years of age or reason 135cm in height. It is important to get the right restraint for your child. The right baby/child seat/booster for your child depends on the weight of the child, not on the age of the child. All child restraints must meet certain safety standards and a range of different child car seats are available: Stage 1 = Groups 0 and 0+ Stage 2 = Group 1 Stage 3 = Group 2 (...) Read more

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