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£50 device would have stopped tot scalding
05/01/07
A £50 anti-scald device incorporated into the bathroom plumbing could have prevented the horrific injuries sustained by Jordan’s four year old son Harvey. He managed to douse himself with scalding bath water in an accident on New Years Eve.
Cynthia Fisher of Intatec, the Staffordshire company who manufactures anti-scald valves said “Injuries like this are preventable. Anti-scald valves mix hot and cold water together, making sure that water coming out of the tap is at a safe temperature. For parents concerned about the welfare of their children, it’s one less thing to worry about. We wish little Harvey all the best for a speedy recovery from what sound like very nasty injuries, and hope that this upsetting incident will serve to highlight the dangers to other parents, and prompt them to fit an anti-scald device.”
There are an astonishing 20 deaths and 570 serious injuries every year in Britain caused by bath time scalding, most of the victims are under 5 or over 65.
Anti-scald valves are compulsory under new regulations for all new bathrooms in Scotland, as well as in healthcare premises right across the UK. The Government shelved plans to make anti-scald valves compulsory in England and Wales late last year. For plumbers and installers Intatec publishes a free booklet ‘Everything you need to know about anti-scald’ which is available from plumbers merchants.
For more information please contact Clive Reeves on 01543 501111 or email clive@wardlovett.com