I just happened across this article and am SO GLAD to hear someone has created a safer product. I had a son that would put everything in his mouth and sure enough he had one of the safety plugs in there one time. He has gagged on things much smaller than the dimensions of those plugs, so I know if I hadn’t been right there it could have been serious. THANK YOU for taking the initiative to create a product that actually will protect our children from electricity without unintended danger of choking.

My daughter nearly suffocated on a safety device. Anyone else ever have this problem?

My daughter when she was just over one found a standard sized electrical outlet safety device, you know the little plastic plug in devices used her in the US to protect kids against electrical shock, and she stuck the
device into her little mouth. The so called Safety Device lodged itself into her throat. I saved her life.

I have been working ever since to rid the world of these standard sized outlet safety plugs. I tried to get the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) to regulate these devices by having over 40 of the largest hospitals in the US and over 100 Safety Personal from almost every US State notify the CPSC that these standard sized plugs pose a choking
hazard. The CPSC won’t do so because they said they said that there isn’t enough data…A.K.A..’Reported’ Chokings.

I am on Underwriters Labs panel for Standard 2255 – receptacle closers. We write the voluntary standard on these devices. I asked the panel to vote to change the standard to require these devices to comply with Pacifier Anti-Choking regulations. To date, the vote is 4 in favor and 3 against.

This is not a win however because in need a majority. One of those against the standard will switch with proof that another child has choked (they don’t have to
have died) on a UL rated outlet plug.

Here are the questions:
Do you know anyone who has a child that has choked on one of these plugs?

If so have them email me at george@safetycaps.com

Do you know of any reporters that might like to do a story on this effort to help find kids who had choked on these plugs and end the needless potential for suffocation?

Thanks for caring!