Occupants must not remove, disable, or tamper with child safety devices. Any missing, damaged, or defective safety devices should be reported to the property owner or managing agent without delay.
Responsibility for safety devices:
The legal responsibility for installing, maintaining, inspecting, and replacing child safety devices depends on the circumstances, including who owns, occupies, and manages the property, together with any applicable legal obligations.
After installation:
Where a child safety device has been correctly installed and is subsequently removed, damaged, disabled, by another person, the responsibility for maintaining or replacing the device will generally rest with the person responsible for the property at that time.
Liability:
If an accident occurs after a child safety device has been deliberately removed, disabled, damaged, or otherwise interfered with by someone, the installer will not be responsible for any resulting non-compliance or injury
Rental properties:
Landlords generally have legal duties to provide and maintain a reasonably safe property. While there is no specific legal requirement placing ongoing blind safety obligations solely on tenants, tenancy agreements may require tenants not to remove or interfere with safety devices and to report any missing or damaged devices promptly. Where a landlord knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a required safety device has been removed or is missing, they may be responsible for ensuring it is reinstated, particularly before granting a new tenancy.
Important:
Child safety devices are an essential safeguard against the risk of strangulation. They must never be removed, disabled, bypassed, or tampered with. If any safety device is missing, damaged, or defective, it should be replaced immediately.
Customer Acknowledgement
I acknowledge that the child safety devices fitted to this property have been installed and demonstrated to me where applicable. I understand the importance of these devices and agree not to remove, disable, or interfere with them. I also agree to report any missing, damaged, or defective safety devices to the property owner or managing agent without delay.