Many homes have blinds and other window coverings with cords that are used to raise or lower the product or to connect its different parts. These cords pose a strangulation hazard to children, as loops can be formed and children can become entangled in them while playing near the window.

Following reports of fatal accidents involving young children strangulated by loosely hanging cords, 3 new European standards have been released by CEN:

• EN 13120:2009+A1:2014 'Internal blinds - Performance requirements including safety';
• EN 16433:2014 'Internal blinds - Protection from strangulation hazards - Test methods';
• EN 16434:2014 'Internal blinds - Protection from strangulation hazards – Requirements and Test methods for safety devices'.

The publication of these standards is a result of intensive work by experts in window blinds and children safety, and is a major step in the production of safer products, that will result in a significant reduction of accidents.

DEKRA experts are ready to assist you to help your blinds complying with those new standards requirements and make every home a safer place for children!

许多家庭都有安装百叶窗和绳索，其作用是用来升高或降低产品，或者用来连接不同的部件。这些绳索可能造成儿童被勒死的危险，因为绳索可能形成圈环套住儿童，或者孩子在窗边玩耍的时候被缠绕。

由于松散的挂绳而导致儿童致命的事故报告频繁，欧洲标准化组织CEN颁布了三项新标准：

• EN 13120:2009+A1:2014 室内百叶窗 —— 性能和安全要求 
• EN 16433:2014   室内百叶窗 —— 防缠绕风险 —— 测试方法 
• EN 16434:2014  室内百叶窗 —— 防缠绕风险 —— 安全设备的要求和测试方法

改系列标准的发布是由经验丰富的百叶窗专家和儿童安全专家通过紧密合作制定出来的，这些标准将是安全产品生产的一个重要步骤，以减少此类事故的发生。

DEKRA专家愿意协助您的百叶窗达到符合这些新标准的要求，为每一个家庭的孩子创造一个更安全的环境！

For more details, please visit: 更多详情，请浏览下方网页介绍：

http://www.cen.eu/news/brief-news/Pages/News-2014-005.aspx

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