Keep a metre from the heater
Reproduced from Consumer – news section of website, www.consumer.org.nz, 1 May 2009
Keep your children safe this winter with the right nightwear and heater-safety rules.
On cold days kids love to snuggle up close to a heater, whether it's on a weekend morning watching TV while mum and dad catch an extra hour's sleep or before bedtime.
But heaters are a serious risk to small children – in the past five years at least four children have been badly burned because their nightwear caught fire. One child died as a result of the burns he received.
To keep your children safe this winter:
- teach them the "keep a metre from the heater" rule and make sure they don't sit or walk closer than a metre to the heater or fire. If your child is very young use a safety guard.
- buy them winter pyjamas that fit closely. It's tempting to allow room for growth but a flapping sleeve or a loose jacket could come into contact with a heater and catch fire.
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AS/NZS ISO 8124 Safety of toys
AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2009 Flammability
Specifies the categories of flammable materials that are prohibited in all toys, and requirements concerning flammability of certain toys when they are subjected to a minor source of ignition. The test methods described in Clause 5 are used for the purposes of determining the flammability of toys under the particular test conditions specified. The test results thus obtained cannot be considered as providing an overall indication of the potential fire hazard of toys or materials when subjected to other sources of ignition.
Supersedes AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2003
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AS/NZS ISO 8124 Safety of toys
AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2003 Flammability
Superseded by AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2009