child safety from Hunter Douglas

Since 1993, Hunter Douglas, Canada's leading manufacturer of custom window fashions, has been the pioneer of child safety enhancements in window fashions. The company continues its tradition of excellence with a wide assortment of child safety features available for its products. The following are tips from the experts at Hunter Douglas on how to make your home, and particularly your windows, safer for children: • Use window guards on all windows above the first floor. Screens aren't strong enough to stop the fall; they are meant to keep insects out, not to keep children in. Look for quick-release features for easy emergency exits. • If it's necessary to keep windows open for ventilation, install locks that limit the size of the opening. • For sliding glass doors, apply bright stickers at a child's eye level to alert him or her to the presence of glass. • Be sure to keep all furniture and cribs away from windows.

To help prevent injuries from window covering lift cords, Hunter Douglas has engineered a variety of alternate lifting systems: • The LiteRise Touch System eliminates pull cords and lifts and lowers the window fashions with a gentle touch on the bottom rail. • Another alternative that completely eliminates pull cords is PowerRise, a battery powered remote control system that operates window fashions at the touch of a button. • Use safety tassels on horizontal blinds. The Hunter Douglas Break-Thru Safety Tassel consists of two small pieces that snap together to join the ends of the cord. Should a child become entangled in the cord, the tassel is designed to break apart with downward pressure. • For vertical blinds, the PermAssure Safety Wand replaces both the chain and cord on select Hunter Douglas custom vertical blinds. • For window fashions with continuous cord loops, Hunter Douglas offers a Cord Tensioner that keeps the cords taut under spring tension so that children cannot become easily entangled. • Consider installing window coverings with the UltraGlide single retractable cord system that keeps the cord at a constant length that is out of reach of most small children.

Hunter Douglas doesn't just offer fashion at the window, it also offers peace of mind.

For more information, call 1-800-265-1363 or visit www.hunterdouglas.ca

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