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keiths
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There is a big campaign by Rospa, The Electrical Safety Council and other to have socket covers band.
Please look at the information on the linked website and inform anyone you know with small children or who use socket covers.
* British 13 Amp sockets have built in automatic shutters to protect against children poking things in them.
First introduced more than 60 years ago, they are considered the safest in the world and do not require external covers.
* No responsible national body recommends using socket covers.
That includes the UK Government, RoSPA, Ofsted, Child Accident Prevention Trust and Electrical Safety Council.
* Sockets are made to accept plugs which meet very exact requirements. Anything which is not a standard plug MUST be made to the same dimensions as required for plugs. No socket covers which meet those dimensions are available!
* Socket covers introduce a variety of dangers; they make sockets less safe, not more.
See the website for further information
http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/index.html
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snowdrop
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back on socket covers.'mother care.use to and may still do include them when selling electrical stuff
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paulears
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I was about to poo poo this, but in fact, the videos clearly show that kids can pull them out, the gaps really are there and if they break that easily, then they should be banned.
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Paul Johnson
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frankiesays
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Can't poke things into them? Try telling that to Val Barlow - and that was less than 60 yers ago 
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snowdrop
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my son put odd pen in socket an as kid i shoved my finger in one.so i cant see problem
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paulears
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How do you mean? as in you got a shock and didn't die, or you didn't get your finger in far enough?
The reality is that they're only dangerous, if they break, or kids deliberately stick a paper clip or other metal item in the gap. Pretty unlikely of course, but the point, I think, is that the risk is higher WITH the plug in protector than without - making them pointless.
I know thousands of adaptors that were brought into the country were scrapped when somebody discovered the plug could be put in upside down, opening the shutters - I just don't think anybody thought about this!
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Paul Johnson
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funkychick
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Sorry but there was no such thing around when my kids were growing up whats wrong with teaching them that they never touch a socket and keeping an eye on them I told my kids 'no' as soon as they started crawling towards them then when they got a bit older I told them why, in terms they understood, they were hot and would hurt them if they touched them, and they never did Its the same as knives and scissors I showed them early on how to carry them and how to be very careful with them and then supervised them, it worked for me.
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paulears
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ah... but funkchick, these rules are for those who don't think like us... they're for the type of people who live in high rise flats and let young kids play on the balconies. We have to have rules, no doubt balcony doors will now have to be changed so that only the top halves open. Knives cut, electricity shocks, weights crush and water drowns - but modern kids must be isolated from these kind of hazards. Sad, isn't it?
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snowdrop
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i checked it dave and it changes most time norwich but i seen peterbo more than once.i had answer this on this thread cos taken so long open other thread which mods can check.maybe malcolm me doing something wrong but all know my name logs in but unable open threads cos take so long
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malcolm
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I sell lots of socket covers but agree by putting them in you are opening the gate to the power supply. It would normally take a lot of dexterity to open the earth gate and then gai access to the power points. I think this would be beyond a young child.
Any older plug tops without sleeves should be replaced with new safer one s. I mention this as a follow on.
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Forever Yellow
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