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

[AIM]

Great that Fatally Flawed is now getting more publicity. Ifound this site over a year ago, but selfishly didn’t think to post a link tothe forum. Whenever I find socket covers I get the Customer to watch, as Iinsert the cover upside down, opening the socket shutter. They soon realise theissue and remove them.
Everyone needs to post links on blogs/Facebook/Twitter etc.
I’ve posted a link on my blog. Fatally Flawed Socket Covers Should NOT be Used « Improving your world without costing the earth
Well done Tony for sharing.

 

[boberty]

Did some work at a childminders and told her about the dangers, that they pose. Also told her to checkout the web site. However she did tell me that ofsted said she has to have them fitted.

 

[Knobhead]

boberty, see the link in Phil's post #73

 

[boberty]

Will do Tony, I've done work for a few childminders who work from home so will defo be telling them. And then they to will tell the mums of the kids they look after. Fingers crossed

 

[samstar]

Amazing! Never would have realised the danger associated with these covers, good work...

 

[carapat]

thank you tony keep it up i am joing ing the campain

 

[AIM]

Just checked Mumsnet and OFSTED have posted the following:

Ofsted and Socket Covers (full thread) | Mumsnet Discussion

Typical cop-out response. Why won't these people commit to common sense!

 

[hillbillie]

I've just e-mailed a link to the website to a domestic customer I did some work for in March.

Thanks Tony

 

[Stuart Jones]

Never thought of them like that, now that's a bit of knowledge I'll never forget !!!!

 

[StuSpiers]

I've always had an underlying hate of these things but could never put my finger on why.

I will fly your flag for you.

 

[s1ms]

I worked as a science teacher for 10 years. Most labs have sockets on desks or adjacent to them. I can tell you teenagers can be just as bad as infants at poking pens, pencils, pairs of compasses etc into the sockets. In a colleague's lesson a 16 year old managed to shove a paper clip into the socket and turn it on! He was very lucky that he let go of the clip before flicking the switch. (He still got a different kind of shock!)

I have emailed the link to some of my old colleagues a link of the video.
The other half had to watch the video too (had to wait for Home and Away to finish to make sure she was paying attention!) She visits nurseries as an assessor and is going to spread the word. :21:

Top Job!

 

[ecasam]

Wow I had no idea either very scary.

 

[carapat]

Just a reminder to everyone, could you all please keep banging the drum for the http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/ site and campaign?

The sooner the world is rid of “childproof socket covers” the better it will be.

I’ve managed to get them banned from two health care trusts, with your help more should follow.

good for you tony i pointed 2 out at a local hospital my wife was attending these was in a play area but they just looked dumb at me

 

[carapat]

i am printing leaflets off and handing them out to shools etc and play groups:yes:

 

[repo man]

I admit I couldn't understand the need for covers when you have safety shutters, but it didn't occur to me the covers could be used to create a problem. I will pass this on.