9Labels and tags

9 Labels and tags

(1)  For the purposes of clause 8(1)(b) , the required label and tags are as follows:

(a) a warning label that complies with clause 5.1.1 of ANSI A100, or complies with that clause (including the pictogram requirement) apart from substituting the words of warning in that clause with the following:

| WARNING Looped cords, looped bead chains or other flexible looped devices may cause a strangulation hazard for children under 5 years. KEEP CORDS AND CHAINS OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN |

(b) a warning tag that complies with clause 5.1.2 of ANSI A100, but which refers to “cots” instead of “cribs”;

(c) if the corded internal window covering includes any safety device, an operational tag explaining how the safety device is designed to function.

(2)  A tag used for the purposes of subclause (1)(b) or (c) must be attached to a corded internal window covering separately from the warning label referred to in subclause (1)(a) .

(3)  The same tag may be used for the purposes of subclause (1)(b) and (c) if the warning (including pictogram) contained on the tag in compliance with subclause (1)(b) and any explanation contained on the tag in compliance with subclause (1)(c) are –

(a) kept distinct from each other; and

(b) clear and legible.

This order was made by the Products Safety Committee at a meeting held on 20 May 2004.

ROY ORMEROD

Chairman

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 6 October 2004

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