In the United States, at least 85 children were killed between the years 1974 and 1995 due to automatic garage door opener accidents.
While garage door safety regulations in the 90’s and safer updates to garage door openers make garages today safer than ever before, garage door injuries still account for serious injuries. One statistic shows an average of 20,000 people are treated annually in emergency rooms – due to garage door related injuries. Disturbingly, out of these numbers, a tragically high proportion of injuries are to children. Over 13,000 children in the United States alone are injured or killed due to faulty garage doors or garage door related accidents.
Aaron’s Garage Doors, in Nashville Tennessee emphasizes the importance of garage door safety, and implores parents to take specific precautions for safety –to help keep children safe.
The reason that accidents are especially tragic for children, explains Aaron’s, is that children weigh only 30-90 pounds, while a garage door weighs 400 pounds or more. Many accidents are considered “freak accidents” which makes it all the more important to not only teach children safety, but insure garage doors are in proper working order.
“Merely teaching a child is not enough to insure their safety. You should still instruct them, but it is important to update and child proof this area of the home,” Aaron’s website states.
Routine inspection of a garage door is equally important, with another revealing statistic showing that less than half of all garage doors that were inspected by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) were found to be working efficiently. “The CPSC tested 50 garage door openers, and found only 40% of them to work efficiently,” states aaaremotes.com, a garage door opener provider. “Some of those that didn’t reverse the garage door, pushed down with 130 pounds of pressure, enough to break the bones of a small child.”
Thom Casey, of ezarticles.com, suggests a few easy ways to childproof a garage door “Parents and guardians should take the time to teach their young ones about the danger of being trapped underneath the door, and should never let their children use, even as a toy, transmitters or remote controls,” Casey’s article on garage door safety states. “When installing the push button wall control, have it installed as high as possible to restrict your children from being able to access it.”
When it comes to garage door safety, Aaron’s Garage Doors in Nashville Tennessee understands the importance of garage door safety. For more information on garage door installation in Nashville, or for more garage door safety tips visit www.aaronsdoorservice.com .
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