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Window Covering
Safety Council
Dear Friends,
As the new president of the Window Covering Safety Council, it is
indeed a great privilege to be addressing readers of the 2002 Safety
Section of Draperies & Window Coverings magazine.
This year, we are pleased to announce that the Window Covering Manufacturers
Association (WCMA) has published a revised American National Standard
for the safety of corded window covering products (ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2002),
prepared in accordance with the methods of the American National
Standards Institute.
We applaud the industry’s effort to address safety issues
in a unified fashion, as it continues to develop new products to
meet customer demands. We urge manufacturers to obtain a copy, in
order to ensure compliance with the revisions.
The Window Covering Safety Council also has continued in its mission
to educate the public on window cord safety, publishing our message
with the cooperation of the local news media and safety advocates,
distributing safety brochures and offering free window cord repair
kits to the public through our toll-free hotline.
I always look forward to watching the innovation that continues
to take place in our industry. We’re in an era of renewed
consumer interest in the home and everything that matters most in
it, both to ourselves and to our loved ones. I feel that as professionals,
it is imperative that we never lose sight of just how important
those needs are.
Heading into the year 2003, may we all be safe and prosper as we
continue to pursue that American dream.
Sincerely,
Michael Cienian
President
Window Covering Safety Council
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