Child Safety & Blinds

Your blind will come with one or more of the following devices depending on which types of blinds you order:

Chain Operated Roller Blinds & Vertical Blinds: Clear Safety Device

Installation Height

If you do require a longer length chain for your blind(s), we can provide this, but in order to do so, we need to take an installation height from you to comply with child safety legislation. These do need to reach a length that is at least 150cm from the floor. An installation height is the height from the floor to the very top of the window where the blind will be fitted. If you require the chain to be lower than this, it can be made to reach 60cm from the floor, but only when supplied with a clear child safe breakaway in the chain.

Venetian Blinds & Classic Bottom Up Blinds

Roman Blinds

The BBSA (British Blind & Shutter Association) have compiled a leaflet stating safety procedures that can be taken in preventing the unnecessary, negligent deaths of children by the cords on window blinds. The leaflet states that cords should be kept out of reach at all times with a device designed for such purposes. The BBSA leaflet also includes different styles of blinds a family can purchase that do not pose these safety risks. You can find this leaflet on the BBSA website. There is also some more practical information and a video explaining how to make your blinds child safe at www.makeitsafe.org.uk

Spring Acorn Pull

As standard, we will supply a spring loaded blind with a wooden acorn with a cord length of 10cm, if an acorn pull has been added onto the order.

If you require a pull longer than this, to comply with child safety legislation, we can only supply a pull with a maximum length of 22cm.