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Safety socket covers - UNSAFE
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I'd face disciplinary action in work if I purposely defeated a safety mechanism. Which essentially, these things are doing, then putting a cover over it.
And usually one of the first things I do with an apprentice, is hand over a Martindale and ask him to test for power at the nearest socket. Then leave them a while.
My 13 month old son can get them out with ease in seconds he goes round the edges pulling until he can get his fingers behind. He the tries to plug them back in like its a game.
I mean, kids can be taught what's right and what's wrong... even after their persistence in being naughty.
I'm not fussed either way. If a child stuck a pen in the top hole, then another in another hole, you potentially have a problem. These plastic covers help stop that. I understand the dangers, but I'm not convinced by the website claims. But then as I say, I don't have any covering my plugs as I'd rather buy a burger instead.
The plastic covers, however, are specially made to open the safety shutters ready for little fingers.
I'm not sure I know of any children that:
are strong enough to remove the cover AND
have thin enough fingers AND
decide to turn the switch on AND
manage to lodge their finger into the correct part of the socket.
That's quite a lot of bad luck if they manage to complete ALL the required tasks for electrocution.
The plastic covers also cover the two holes at the bottom. If you manage to remove the plug, the safety covers will close.
They're non-conductuve and once plugged in are not the easiest of things to remove.
Besides that tell your child it's wrong and not to touch
Using them invalidates some socket warranties and the 'safety socket covers' do not meet the standards for a plug or a socket (BS1363) as they are neither a plug or a socket.
None, because they aren't.