Window Covering Safety

The Safest Solution for Children and Pets

Safety is just as important as style when it comes to window treatments. Homes with children and pets should take proper safety measures to prevent potentially serious window cord accidents. To help secure your home, Graber window treatments have many additional features to help ensure that safety goes hand in hand with comfort.

• Cordless and motorized lift options eliminate the standard cord that could strangle children or pets, and retractable-cord options can improve safety.
• Tension pulleys and tie-down devices to keep continuous-loop pull cords taut
• Cord stops on horizontal blinds that prevent internal cords from slipping through the louvers

For additional information on child-safe window treatments, please review the guidelines below or talk with your Graber Window Treatment Expert. 

Window Cord Safety Guidelines

The Window Covering Safety Council urges parents and caregivers to check all windows for potential cord hazards and use the following guidelines to ensure your home is safe:

• Install only cordless window coverings in bedrooms and sleeping areas for young children
• Move all cribs, beds, furniture, and toys away from windows and cords, preferably to another wall
• Ensure tasseled pull cords are short and continuous-loop cords are permanently anchored to the floor or wall. Keep cords out of reach of young children by installing and using cord cleats
• Cord stops must be properly installed and adjusted to limit the 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
• Replace blinds, shades, and drapes manufactured before 2001 with products that meet updated safety standards
• If replacement is not possible, repair window blinds, corded shades, and draperies manufactured before 2001 with retrofit cord kits, available by emailing windowcoverings.org or calling 1-800-506-4636

Cordless control options have been certified as Best for Kids™ by an independent lab.

Prioritizing Safety in Coin Cell Battery Products

Products with coin cell batteries are a choking hazard. Make sure to keep remotes and other toys or devices with small batteries out of reach of children. All our current products (sold after March 18, 2024) require two or more actions in order to access the battery, making them safer for homes with small children.