AVOID HOLIDAY TRAGEDY

iViisused toys prove hazardous

HOW CAN you be certain that the
toys you gave your children this
Christmas are not dangerous or in
any way hazardous?

Thanks to regulations under the
Hazardous Products Act of Con-
sumer and Corporation Affairs
Canada, adults can be confident
that the new toys they bought their
litle ones are among the safest in
the world.

But even the safest of toys can
be dangerous or hazardous if
misused.

With that in mind, the Product
Safety Branch of Consumer and
Corporate Affairs Canada suggests
a number of ways you can help
minimize hazard or risk to your
children during the holidays.

¢ Make sure gifts your children
received are suitable to the age of
the child. Check the age labelling,
safety recommendations and other
packaging information supplied.
For instance, a chemistry set
marked as suitable or safe for a 10
to 12-year-old might be unsafe if
used by a younger child.

° Make sure gifts given to tod-
dlers have no sharp points or
edges, or smail parts which could
work loose and be inhaled or
swallowed.

® Be careful of mobile toys with
strings, cords or loops. They
should not be used in cribs or
playpens where children are old

WITH THE recent heavy rains,
some Lower Mainland residents
may have experienced flooding.

The Canadian Standards
Association warns that your elec-
trical panelboard may have suf-
fered flood damage. You should
have the panelboard inspected by a
qualified electrician or call your
local electrical inspection authori-
ty.

Fusible-type panelboards are

easy to check for damage because
the panelboard can be opened to
see if the fuses and other parts are
clean, or if any rusting or other
damage has occurred.
For circuit’ breaker-type
panelboards, however, the circuit
breakers are sealed and cannot be
checked by visual inspection. For
this type of panelboard, it is
recommended that the circuit
breakers be replaced if it is
suspected that they have been
flooded.

Although the circuit breakers
may not appear damaged and will
continue to conduct electricity,
they may be filled with mud and
will not trip open, as they should
when ‘a short circuit or overload
occurs.

Even if there is no mud in the
circuit. breakers, deterioration
from the flooding can occur over a
period of time resulting in poor
performance of the circuit breakers
or a complete breakdown. Failure
of a circuit breaker to operate
under short circuit or overload
conditions could result in a poten-
tial fire hazard.

enough to sit or stand and become
entangled.

* Make sure electrical toys have
been marked with the Canadian
Standards Association label. It
signifies a high safety standard and
appears on such items as trans-
formers for toys, hobby and train

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sets, as well as on adaptors used
for video games.

eff you have given your child a
shooting game which uses darts,
arrows or any type of projectile, be
sure to emphasize it should never
be pointed at another child or
adult.

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* Read all instructions carefully
so you are able to show your child
how to use the toys properly.

To a child, Christmas is a time
of joy. By ensuring that toys are
property used, you will help make
the Christmas season not only
joyful, but safe as well.

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DECEMBER 31 &
TILL 6 PM

75 MARINE DRIVE
NORTH VANCOUVER

984-0331

§ - Friday, December 26, 1986°- North Shore News

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