A reminder to everyone - FatallyFlawed - Child Plug Socket Covers Campaign

[s1ms]

I worked as a science teacher for 10 years. Most labs have sockets on desks or adjacent to them. I can tell you teenagers can be just as bad as infants at poking pens, pencils, pairs of compasses etc into the sockets. In a colleague's lesson a 16 year old managed to shove a paper clip into the socket and turn it on! He was very lucky that he let go of the clip before flicking the switch. (He still got a different kind of shock!)

I have emailed the link to some of my old colleagues a link of the video.
The other half had to watch the video too (had to wait for Home and Away to finish to make sure she was paying attention!) She visits nurseries as an assessor and is going to spread the word. :21:

Top Job!

 

[ecasam]

Wow I had no idea either very scary.

 

[carapat]

Just a reminder to everyone, could you all please keep banging the drum for the http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/ site and campaign?

The sooner the world is rid of “childproof socket covers” the better it will be.

I’ve managed to get them banned from two health care trusts, with your help more should follow.

good for you tony i pointed 2 out at a local hospital my wife was attending these was in a play area but they just looked dumb at me

 

[carapat]

i am printing leaflets off and handing them out to shools etc and play groups:yes:

 

[repo man]

I admit I couldn't understand the need for covers when you have safety shutters, but it didn't occur to me the covers could be used to create a problem. I will pass this on.

 

[UNG]

As these covers are in service equipment and plugged into BS1363 socket outlets should they be PAT tested and failed as not complying with the British Standards for design and safety

 

[johnohagan]

will def spread the word on this one!

 

[maglamps]

That's a great idea to keep our world free from childproof socket covers.You have done a wonderful job Tony.

 

[FatallyFlawed]

That's a great idea to keep our world free from childproof socket covers.You have done a wonderful job Tony.

It is VERY important to understand that, as our site makes clear, the FatallyFlawed campaign is intended for UK residents only! I am sure that the information we provide may also be of use in other countries which use BS 1363 sockets, notably Ireland, but is does NOT apply to any other type of socket. Socket covers can be genuinly useful in some countries, notably those whose sockets are recessed and do not have internal shutters. Maglamps, we do not want to change anything in Australia or any other part of the non-BS 1363 world!

 

[Dave 85]

Theses socket covers are clearly pointless, anyone with half a brain can see that, but I have no problem with people capitilising on the stupidity of neurotic idiots.

But fataly dangerous? Not so sure....
I see the point about them being inserted upside down but surely this would only be possible if the cover had only an earth pin and no L or N, which I have never seen.
To suggest that a 3 pin cover is dangerous is just nonsense if you ask me. The original article goes on a lot about how bad they are, but doesn't really say why, except that they are pointless.