A reminder to everyone - FatallyFlawed - Child Plug Socket Covers Campaign

[Jason Howard]

A demo? that is a valid idea and a new one too. Let's see i will definitely try this.

Any more suggestions??

 

[Knobhead]

By demonstration of the dangers I got them banned from two healthcare trusts.

Shock tactics work. Don’t take that the wrong way!

 

[Jason Howard]

By demonstration of the dangers I got them banned from two healthcare trusts.

Shock tactics work. Don’t take that the wrong way!

Really???/ ok i have noted it. Thanks.

 

[Rob Steele]

Hi all,

Just started posting on this forum but interesting reading about this, I have seen these at the old folks home where a relative is staying.

Rob

 

[FatallyFlawed]

Thanks to forum members here for continuing to spread the word. I just found this thread on MumsNet which includes a testimony describing personal experience of inverted insertion, see 4[SUP]th[/SUP] post:

baby proofing power points- current advice? | Mumsnet Discussion

It is always useful to see a reminder that this concern is not something theoretical, but that small children are perfectly capable of using socket covers in this way.


A later post (dated: Sat 08-Nov-14 15:53) in the same thread by the same poster, NannyR, also makes reference to extension leads allowing the inverted insertion of regular plugs, which is the result of a loophole in BS 1363 described here:

Other Electrical Dangers

 

[Fin170]

Just noticed the governments' 'Fire safety for parents and child careers' document has ' Consider getting plug guards to cover sockets' still in it, will probably take an eternity to get it removed but I'll (or somebody better at writing official emails than I) drop an email in

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa..._for_Parents_and_Child_Carers_-_Version_2.pdf

 

[Fin170]

Thank you very much for your email. We will certainly take your comment on board when we next revise the leaflets. We run all of our electrical safety advice past Electrical Safety First, so we will raise this with them.

Well that was quicker than expected, now if only 'Electrical safety first' was not still advising the use of the poxy things I'd of been happy

 

[The Cavalry]

Showed this site to one mum and she said it is all faked and I'm just trying to make money out of her!! How the hell do you make money out of showing someone a site that tells you not to buy something thereby saving money!! There are people out there who should not breed

 

[Simlec]

I see we have some progress
Mothercare and IKEA Review

 

[Spoon]

Found out on Monday that the nursery where the missus workes have these stupid covers fitted. Apparently they where advised to have them fitted. She doesn't know who by thought. Anyhow I sent them an email telling them that they need to remove them A.S.A.P. and attached the link to the FatallyFlawed site. Hopefully they will do the right thing and bin them.
I'm going to print the PDF off as well and ask if they are willing to hand them out to parents... or just stick them somewhere and let parents pick on up.

 

[Spoon]

Just an update: It would appear that my advice was ignored and the covers are still fitted..... As the saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water...."

 

[vjsmarwick]

I cant believe these are still being sold and used all over the place after reading this again the other day I posted it on my face book page and already there are a few mothers removing them from their use and I contacted my local newspaper were I am going next week where they have agreed to run an article the following week so I will keep you posted on my attempts to get these banned in my area at least !! Rome wasn't built in a day but it was built we just have to show the same strength of caricature !!

 

[Trickyd66]

Totally agree that they are a waste of space and a danger. My only concern at recommending they are removed is that if the shutter mechanism has been damaged, just removing the 'safety cover' could leave the live contacts unprotected or compromised? Any advice on this please? Thanks.

 

[Spoon]

Totally agree that they are a waste of space and a danger. My only concern at recommending they are removed is that if the shutter mechanism has been damaged, just removing the 'safety cover' could leave the live contacts unprotected or compromised? Any advice on this please? Thanks.

Hi Trickyd. If the socket stutter is damaged then just replace the socket with a new one. When removing the 'covers' just check to see that they are operate properly.

 

[shanky887614]

the thing is im not against them if they are well designed and you cannot put them in the wrong way and open the shutters.

would any of you complain if they changed them so the earth pin wasnt long enough to open the shutter?

at the moment most just circumvent the built in protection aka the built in shutters.