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Christopher Zinn, President of Kidsafe Australia, Talks About Garage Safety in Australian Homes

paulwarren — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:34:50 +0000

Garage door safety is a topic that should be discussed more often in your family. Accidents and injuries can be caused by garage doors, after all, it is often the largest moving object in your home.

These accidents can often be avoided by practising some common sense around the home and ensuring your little ones don’t have access to garage door remotes.

Recently, the President of Kidsafe Australia Christopher Zinn, sat down with Merlin to answer some questions about the specifics of garage door safety. Some of the statistics he spoke about were pretty shocking, and garage door safety is definitely something all families in Australia should consider more carefully.

According to Christopher, “Each week in Australia a child is hit by a slow-moving vehicle at home or in the driveway[1]. As the largest moving object in a home, the garage door can also present a serious risk to children.”

We’ve all heard the tragic stories of young children being hit by a car reversing out of the driveway, but even we didn’t know it was as many as one child a week! This statistic proves just how necessary garage door safety is for families.

It begs the question, just why is it that garage door accidents continue to rise?

Christopher says, “When we are at home, we feel relaxed and safe. The garage and driveway, however, are places where parents and carers need to be on their guard. Accidents can happen in a split second and often occur when people are rushing or distracted. The garage and driveway require the full attention of parents and carers at all times.”

This makes sense, which naturally leads to the next question, what can you do to make your garage door safer?

Christopher Zinn’s tips on garage door safety

At Kidsafe, Christopher Zinn recommends all families follow four essential garage door safety practices when entering or exiting the garage door and driveway. Those four tips are:

Supervise kids at all times when in the garage or on the driveway
Identify a safe place for the family to stand when there is a car moving in the driveway
Separate play areas from driveways using fences, self-closing gates, and locked doors, including internal access doors to the garage as well as the garage doors.
If you don’t know, don’t go. Check that you know exactly where the children are and if you don’t, do not move any vehicles. Actively supervise children at all times, within the car and around the driveway and garage. Don’t just rely on technology such as reversing cameras.

What else can you do to ensure garage door safety?

Aside from talking to your family regularly about how to practice garage door safety, it’s also important to have your garage door serviced regularly by a professional company like Eastern Garage Doors. We can install, repair and service your garage door. We also sell garage door accessories.

To chat to someone from our friendly team about garage door safety, give us a call on 03 9812 3062.

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How to Ensure That Your Garage Door is Child-Safe

paulwarren — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:33:40 +0000

It’s no secret that when you have children, especially toddlers and preschoolers, you’ll likely be doing a lot of childproofing around the home. Garage door safety is no exception.

It’s not uncommon for new parents to start locking kitchen cabinets, placing cleaning chemicals out of reach, and ensuring no forks get anywhere near electrical outlets. But what about childproofing your garage door?

Garage door safety can be easily overlooked when childproofing your home. After all, it’s not like two-year-old Susie will be playing in the garage right? Think again! The thing is, your garage door can present a number of different safety hazards for your children. So garage door safety is something that needs to be taken into consideration.

In this article, we’ll discuss how to ensure your garage door is child-safe.

Keep garage door remotes out of reach

Most homeowners have a wall mount remote for their garage door along with portable remotes in their car or attached to keys. All of these garage door remotes need to be kept out of reach from your little ones. Why?

Little kids love anything with buttons. Something like a garage door remote might seem like a toy, and when they realise they can control the garage door with this new toy they might start to think that the garage door itself is a toy too.

Keeping remotes away from little fingers is an important part of garage door safety – the last thing you want to happen is for your toddler to wander out of the house without your knowledge after opening the garage door.

Play it safe and teach your kids how to use a garage door remote responsibly when they’re old enough to understand how it works.

Get your garage door serviced regularly

Another way to ensure your garage door is child-safe is to have it serviced regularly. Professional companies such as Eastern Garage Doors can come to your home and make sure all parts of your garage door system are functioning properly.

Just like it’s important to periodically check your smoke alarms or get your car serviced, an important part of garage door safety is having your garage door inspected.

Eastern garage doors will check the springs, cables, tracks, hinges and sensors of your garage door and deal with any potential safety hazards before they become a big issue.

If your garage door is old, consider replacing it

Are you still using a manual garage door? It’s time for an upgrade!

Modern garage doors are usually fitted with motion and object sensors. This means that if something is under your garage door (like little Bobby) while the garage door is shutting, the sensor will sense it kicks the door into reverse to avoid any mishaps.

Manual garage doors don’t have this feature and are more likely to cause accidents or injuries to your family. Upgrade your garage door safety by upgrading your garage door!

Choose Eastern Garage Doors for garage door safety

We can install, repair, or service almost any garage door in the East Melbourne area. Give our friendly team a call today on 03 9812 3062

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Merlin Accessory Compatibility

donnell.macam — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:12:07 +0000

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