Cord Safety

Safety is Our Primary Concern!

For Graber, window covering safety is a year-round effort! Graber, together with the Window Covering Safety Council, urges parents and caregivers to "play safe, live safe" and install only cordless window coverings in young children's bedrooms and sleeping areas.
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Repair or Replace Pre-2001 Window Treatments

How safe are the window treatments in your home? As of 2001, the entire window coverings industry has improved the safety of blinds and shades by adding these enhancements to all products:

  • Tension pulleys and tie-down devices in all continuous-loop pull cords
  • Tassel ends on lift cords
  • Cord stops on horizontal blind lift cords that prevent user from pulling internal cords through the louvers
  • For a free retrofit kit, contact the Window Coverings Safety Council via the web at www.windowcoverings.org or by phone at 1-800-506-4636.

Important Cord Safety Guidelines

The Window Covering Safety Council urges parents and caregivers to check all windowed areas of the home for potential window cord hazards and make the necessary safety updates:

  • Install only cordless window coverings in young children's bedrooms and sleeping areas. Replace window blinds, corded shades and draperies manufactured before 2001 with today's safer products.
  • Repair window blinds, corded shades and draperies manufactured before 2001 with retrofit cord repair devices or replace them with products made to the current safety standards.
  • Move all cribs, beds, furniture and toys away from windows and window cords, preferably to another wall.
  • Keep all window pull cords and inner lift cords out of children's reach. Make sure that tasseled pull cords are short and continuous-loop cords are permanently anchored to the floor or wall. Make sure cord stops are properly installed and adjusted to limit movement of inner lift cords.
  • Lock cords into position whenever horizontal blinds or shades are lowered, including when they come to rest on a window sill.
 Safety is Our Primary Concern!

Keep Your Family Safe

Springs Window Fashions Window Treatments Safety Features Vertical
Blinds		 Aluminum
Horizontal
Blinds		 Wood
Blinds		 Faux
Wood
Blinds		 Cellular
Shades		 Pleated
Shades		 Roman
Shades		 Natural
Shades		 Roller/
Solar
Shades
Cord Cleats
Option available with all window coverings that have lift cords. Cords are anchored to wall, out of reach of children and pets. 		  • • • • • • • •
Control Wand
Eliminates the need for cords and chains to traverse vertical blinds. 		•              
Cordless Lift System
Lift cords are eliminated for increased safety and a streamlined appearance 		  • •   • • •   •
Cordless Bottom Up/Top Down
Combines two popular options into one — shade lowers from top or raises from bottom without exterior cords. 		        •        
Continuous-loop Lift System
Cords are kept at a constant length and held taut by a safety hold-down device. 		        • • • • •