Blind cords

Window blind cords

Use our free safety resources to share safety messages and keep young children safe:

Our true-life stories describe how tragedies can happen.
Our session plan helps you run an engaging workshop with parents

Our fact sheet offers simple safety tips
The BBSA’s Make It Safe campaign illustrates how to make existing blinds safe and what to look for when buying new blinds. Resources include 8 short films and a leaflet in English, Welsh and 10 community languages.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has a downloadable poster and leaflet.

Latest

WATCH: Button battery dangers and how to stay safe – Free webinar replay

Watch the free recording of our webinar on the dangers of button batteries to learn why they are so dangerous, where they can be found and what to do if you suspect a child has swallowed one.
Flyer and poster

Our hard-hitting flyer, available in English and Welsh, explains the risks and offers safety tips and emergency advice. Our colourful poster prompts parents to hunt for button batteries in their homes.
Session plan

Our dual-purpose flashcard and session plan is designed to help you run an engaging workshop with parents. With a visual aid, workshop outline and safety facts and tips to share.
New English fact sheet

Our fact sheet provides essential advice about the risks to children, where to look for button batteries and what to do in an emergency. Download and share.

Visual aides

Share our free gif, download and copyright-free photos to explain what dangerous toys look like.
Leaflet

A free leaflet from the Office for Product Safety and Standards with helpful toy safety messages for parents. Download, print and share to help raise awareness.
Poster

A free poster from the Office for Product Safety and Standards, highlighting safety risks when shopping online and asking: ‘Who are you buying from?’
Social media assets

Social media assets from the Office for Product Safety and Standards with helpful toy safety messages for parents. Get sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Dangerous toys to avoid

Michelle, mum and trading standards officer, shares the inside scoop on dangerous toys to watch out for this Christmas, especially if you’re shopping online.
Buying safe toys

Watch the free recording of our webinar on dangerous toys and how to avoid buying them.
Stocking filler danger!

Kirsty warns of the dangers of impulse buys from online marketplaces – especially those that come as recommendations in our social media newsfeeds.
Toys online – nasty or nice?

Don’t get caught out buying dangerous toys when shopping online. We explain how to tell safe sellers from dodgy dealers and highlight risky toys to avoid.
Toy safety – what are you paying for?

Here we compare two toys, showing how reputable manufacturers invest in toy safety.
Burns first aid

The quicker you can get a burn under cool running water the better. But it will still make a massive difference up to three hours afterwards, helping reduce the likelihood of scarring.

Why are grapes so dangerous?

Doctors have issued a stark warning that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
Button batteries

Button batteries, particularly big, powerful lithium coin cell batteries, can badly hurt or kill a small child if they swallow one and it gets stuck in their food pipe. Find out more.
Making sense of accidents

Many accidents are a part of growing up. Children need to explore and experiment. But some children suffer the pain of serious accidents that can alter the course of their lives forever. Most of these serious accidents are completely preventable by making simple solutions or changes to routines.
Choking

Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something, or swallowing something dangerous. Be particularly aware of sweet items such as mini eggs around Easter time - these are exactly the same size as a toddler's airway.
Fact sheets

Bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children. Easy to read, use and share. Suitable for printing off, emailing, Whatsapp-ing or posting on social.
Falls

Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury to children. While most falls aren’t serious – active children often fall over – some falls can lead to death or long-term disability.
In-car safety

Car seats can be mind-boggling! How do you know if you’ve got the right seat for your child and for your car? When should you move them to the next stage? Our advice on in-car safety can help.
About Child Safety Week

Child Safety Week is an annual community education campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide.
Suffocation

Babies and young children don't have the control that adults have over their bodies. They can wriggle and squirm but it is harder for them to move out of a dangerous situation.
Burns and scalds

95% of all childhood burns and scalds happen at home. Most are caused in the day-to-day situations that many parents don’t anticipate, like children reaching for hot coffee or grabbing hair straighteners.