NEW YORK, NY — In conjunction with National Window
Covering Safety Month, the Window Covering Manufacturers Association
(WCMA) announced Thursday that it has opened the revision process for
ANSI/WCMA A100.1; 2nd Provisional American National Standard for Safety of Corded Window Covering Products.
WCMA
is committed to minimizing, in this comprehensive revision, the risks
associated with free hanging operating cords, continuous loops, and
bead chains in all window covering products. WCMA furthermore is
committed to delivering a draft standard for ANSI canvass ballot by the
end of National Window Covering Safety Month in October 2011, if not
sooner.
To
expedite the development of this next revision, WCMA has established
six working groups within its Technical Committee. These working groups
will focus on six specific areas: test for cord accessibility, test for
the prevention of hazardous loops, wide operating cords, continuous
loop and bead chain products, operating cords, and labels and warnings.
To help ensure that each working group is progressing in a coordinated
fashion, a WCMA standards steering committee has been formed to lead
the overall effort.
As
always, WCMA will be working closely with the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Health Canada (HC), European Union (EU), and
consumer safety advocates throughout the revision process.
“This
is an important step to reduce the hazards associated with window
coverings” said Ralph Vasami, executive director of WCMA.
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