The Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) alongside the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is telling parents to check their window treatments for coverings that pose safety threats to young children. They are also urging parents to replace older treatments with today’s safer products.
They recommend that parents use only cordless shades in homes with younger children. The CPSC has noted that window treatments and coverings are one of the top five hidden hazards in homes in America. Toddlers and infants have died from accidental strangulation due to window cords. A large portion of these deaths have resulted from older products that never had the appropriate safety devices. Read More


