Safe installation of Infant and Child Car Seats
Since the safe sleeping blog on September 17, 2013 I have received requests
to provide a post on the safe installation of infant and child car seats.
On January 4, 2012 Transport Canada enacted the Motor
Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seat Safety Regulations
(SOR/2010-90). In this updated
regulation Canadian Standards were aligned with standards in the United States
and more stringent testing of child vehicle restraint systems, car seats put in
place.
In preparing for this post I discovered that Infant and
Child Car Seats have an expiry date.
This date represents a point in time when the integrity of the plastic
and metal used in manufacturing will and/or has the potential to degrade from normal
usage. Sun damage weakens the plastic,
food or other bodily fluids are spilled on harnesses and buckles damaging
working parts and the cushion become hard over time. Further an infant and/or child car seat is
to be deemed damaged and unsafe following any car accident where the
seat was in use, regardless of the nature or severity of the accident.
In all other blogs I have provided a summary of the topic
and for this blog I am not. The safety
of our children is too important and so I am going to provide you with the
Transport Canada links and strongly encourage you to read the information
provided there.
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| Stage 3: Booster Seats Link |
Under each picture is the link that will take you to the Transport Canada Website and information of the safe usage and installation of car restraint systems for children - car seats.
Grandma Snyder
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