Child Safety

Delta Blinds stocks and installs products that meet the ACCC safety standards, we offer advice and tips on protecting your home.

The ACCC advises the following safety tips at home:

• Go through every room in your home and check for any blinds or curtains with long cords that are either loose or looped. Remember, this includes any cords that are within children's reach at floor level or near furniture they can climb on.
• Do not put children's cots, beds, highchairs or playpens near a window where children can reach the blind or curtain cords. The cords can get around children's necks and strangle them while they are playing or sleeping.
• Do not place sofas, chairs, tables, shelves or bookcases near windows with corded blinds or curtains. Young children often like to climb onto furniture to look out the window. If they can reach the cords, they may quickly become entangled in them, lose their footing and suffer strangulation or serious injuries.
• Make sure blind and curtain cords are not hanging anywhere within children's reach. Loose cords can easily wrap around and strangle children who are jumping, playing or climbing nearby.

Always supervise children in any rooms with reachable blind or curtain cords. Accidental strangulation can happen very quickly, so never leave children alone in these rooms, even for a short while. Download the Australian Competition & Consumer Commissions (ACCC) blind and curtain cords safety advice here. For the latest updates, information and tips on child proofing your blinds visit ACCC Blind and Curtain website.