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3.5.3Cords,ribbonsandpartsusedasties

3.5.3.1Rationale

Cords,ribbonsandpartsusedastiesmayformanintegralpartofproducts,forexampleforcords,ribbons

andpartsusedastiesonsoftarticlesdesignedtobeattachedtootherproducts.Leashesmaybeusedto

attachproductstothechild’sclothing.Strangulationcouldoccurwherecords,ribbonsandpartsusedasties

arelongenoughtowraparoundachild’sneck,theirlengthshouldthereforebecontrolled.Wherecordsand

ribbonsareusedfordecorativepurposesonly,theirlengthshouldbelimitedtoavoidastrangulationhazard.

Wheretwocords,ribbonsorpartsusedastiesareincloseproximitytoeachotherthereisthepotentialfor

thesetwocords,ribbonsorpartsusedastiestoformaclosedloop.However,toformaloopthetwofree

endsshouldbetiedtogetherandwhenthisisdoneitisunlikelythatthecircumferenceoftheloopismore

than360mm.

Wheretwocords,ribbonsorpartsusedastiesareincloseproximitythereisthepotentialforthemtogo

aroundtheneckinoppositedirectionsandthengettwistedtoformalooparoundtheneck.Althoughthisis

potentiallyhazardousitisconsideredtobeaverylowrisk.

Loopsthatarelargeenoughtopassoverachild’sheadcouldbecomeastrangulationhazard,their

circumferenceshouldthereforebecontrolled.

Monofilamentthreadsaremadeofasinglethreadofman-madefibre,whichareexceptionallystrongand

cannotbebrokenduringuse.Ifthesethreadsareusedinthemanufactureofchilduseandcarearticlesthere

isthepossibilitythatthethreadcanbecomewrappedaroundanypartofthechild’sbodysu