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Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Back-To-School Safety Checklist
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When you drop off your child at school, use this checklist to make
sure these hidden hazards aren't waiting to cause injury or death.
1. Drawstrings on Jackets and Sweatshirts -- There should
be no drawstrings on hoods or around the neck. Drawstrings at the
waist or bottom of jackets should extend no more than 3 inches to
prevent catching in car and school bus doors or getting caught on
playground equipment.
2. Loops on Window Blind Cords -- Cut the loop and attach
separate tassels to prevent entanglement and strangulation in window
blind cords. One child a month strangles and dies in the loop of
a window blind cord.
3. Bike Helmets -- Buy a helmet that meets one of the safety
standards (U.S. CPSC, Snell, ANSI, ASTM, or Canadian), and insist
that your children wear the helmet each time they ride their bike.
About 900 people, including more than 200 children, are killed annually
in bicycle-related incidents, and about 60 percent of these deaths
involve a head injury. More than 500,000 people are treated annually
in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries. Research
indicates that a helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by up
to 85 percent.
4. Soccer Goals -- Make sure that the athletic director or
the custodian anchors the soccer goals into the ground so that the
soccer goal will not tip over and crush a child.
5. Playgrounds -- Check the surfaces around playground equipment
at schools and parks to make sure there is a 12-inch depth of wood
chips, mulch, sand, or pea gravel, or mats made of safety-tested
rubber or fiber material to prevent head injury when a child falls.
Each year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital emergency
rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment. Most injuries
occur when a child falls from the equipment onto the ground.
6. Recalled Products -- Make sure your child's school has
up-to-date information on recalled toys and children's products.
Schools, daycare providers, and parents can receive recall information
by FAX, e-mail, or in the regular mail free of charge by calling
the CPSC hotline, or writing to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public
from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types
of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report
a dangerous product or a product-related injury, you can go to CPSC's
forms page and use the first on-line form on that page. Or, you
can call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter
at (800) 638-8270, or send the information to info@cpsc.gov. Consumers
can obtain this publication and additional publication information
from the Publications section of CPSC's web site or by sending your
publication request to publications@cpsc.gov. If you would like
to receive CPSC's recall notices, subscribing to the email list
will send all press releases to you the day they are issued.
This document is in the public domain. It may be reproduced without
change in part or whole by an individual or organization without
permission. If it is reproduced, however, the Commission would appreciate
knowing how it is used. Write the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Office of Information and Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20207
or send an e-mail to info@cpsc.gov.
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