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13th November 2016
05:37pm GMT

"It has been brought to our attention by the Southern Health and Social Services Trust that Socket Covers pose as a Fire Risk. "We have been asked to pass on this message to all our families to highlight the danger. Please remove these covers to prevent a fire in your home.!"The project has told parents to use a plastic cover which goes over plugs instead, rather than the traditional white sockets. David Peacock, a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology supported the claims.
"In recent years, many companies have been marketing plastic 'safety socket covers' in the misguided belief that these are an essential tool to prevent children from inserting their fingers or other objects into plug sockets. "It has now been established that plug-in covers are actually unsafe."
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