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Campaign to get rid of plug soccket covers.

28 replies

StrandedBear · 11/04/2012 15:41

I've seen time and again here that people don't know that they are dangerous.

It is high time that they were banned totally, I know that may seem difficult to do but the power of MN has shown itself on more than one occasion. And when it comes to the safety of children then IMO it is the upmost importance that things like this are bought to parents attention.

Plenty of information here and some really horrible videos on youtube.

I was wondering if MN could bring this to the attention of posters. Even if they are not banned, parents can make an informed decision on whether to use them or not.

OP posts:
hermioneweasley · 11/04/2012 21:32

I had no idea. Off to remove mine.

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RowanMumsnet · 11/04/2012 21:29

Hi there Stranded. Thanks for flagging this up; we will have a think about what we can do. (Often, for very specific issues like this, just starting a thread in the appropriate topic and keeping it bumped can be the most effective way of informing other posters, so do feel free to do that if you want to!)

ClaireAll · 11/04/2012 15:45

I used various bits of safety equipment with my PFB, but soon came to the conclusion that it is better to teach the children to be safe, rather than leave them on an unsupervised roam through the house.