Keeping your family safe

Looped cords and chains on blinds can be a strangulation risk for babies and young children. At modn living, safety devices aren’t an optional extra — they’re fitted as standard on every blind we supply and install.

Every blind comes with a safety device fitted

We fit a chain tensioner or cleat with every roller, Roman, or vertical blind, and a cleat with every Venetian and honeycomb blind, as a standard part of installation — not an add-on you need to ask for. These devices are firmly secured to an adjoining surface so the cord or chain is always held taut and out of reach.

After every use, cords should be secured in a figure-eight over the cleat or tensioner, with no loose loop left hanging.

Keep furniture away from windows

Children climb. Keep cots, beds, highchairs, and playpens clear of window blinds and their cords, so climbing doesn’t bring a child within reach of a cord.

If your existing blinds don’t have a safety device fitted

If you have older blinds at home without a tensioner or cleat, get in touch — we can supply and fit one.

New Zealand’s safety standard for corded blinds

New Zealand now has a mandatory product safety standard for corded window coverings. As a supplier and installer, modn living fits blinds in line with this standard as a matter of course. If you have any questions about whether your existing blinds meet current requirements, our team is happy to advise.