Children's Bedrooms Are Potential Electrical Danger Zones, Says New Research
One in three children (31%) is not supervised by their parents when using electrical items 12% of British homes have wiring over 30 years old 2.2 million people admit to having plugged 10 or more electrical appliances into a single plug socket
(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 11/08/11 -- Many children's bedrooms are potential electrical danger zones, according to new research(1) from the AA's Service. It reveals that although children have a large number of electrical appliances in their rooms, one in three (31%) is rarely or never supervised when using electrical items.
The survey from also shows that the wiring in the average British home is over 16 years old, and 12% of homes have wiring over 30 years old. It says that the combination of old wiring and inappropriate use of electrical appliances could be putting many homes at risk of electrical fires. With the research highlighting that children's bedrooms host a wealth of electrical appliances used with little or no adult supervision, these could be among the areas of the house most at risk.
There are over 3,000 fires a year caused in UK homes by electrical circuits, resulting in several deaths and hundreds of casualties, and thousands more accidental fires ignited by electrical appliances(2).
The findings reveal that 58% of UK children have a TV in their bedroom, 40% have a mobile phone and charger, 39% have a games console and 32% have a computer. One in 50 children even have their own fridge in their room.
Yet adults do not always supervise their children's usage of electrical items, according to the findings. Nearly one in 10 (8%) children under the age of seven is rarely or never supervised when using electrical items, a figure that rises to one in five (20%) for children between the age of seven and 10. Nearly half of children (43%) between 11 and 13 are rarely or never supervised when using electrical items as are 63% of 14 to 16 year-olds.
The research also reveals that adults are setting their children a bad example in electrical safety, with over 2.2 million people (5%) admitting to having plugged 10 or more electrical items into one wall socket simultaneously, including appliances plugged into extension leads that are connected to a single socket. Almost one in seven Brits (13%) admits to having plugged more than five items into a single socket.
Adults in Leeds are taking the highest risk with electrical sockets, with one in four people (26%) admitting to having plugged more than five electrical items into a single wall socket before. Only six per cent of people in Liverpool admits to having over-used a wall socket to this extent.
Tom Stringer, Head of AA Home Emergency Response, said: "Plugging numerous appliances into one wall socket can be very dangerous, particularly if you have old wiring or no Residual Current Devices fitted. Electrical fires are a very real danger if people are not using electrical appliances responsibly. It is of particular concern that with children using so many electrical appliances, a large proportion of them aren't supervised when using them.
"People should take the dangers of electricity seriously by taking preventative steps such as ensuring their wiring is checked regularly and not overloading plugs and sockets."
The AA offers the following electrical safety advice:
Notes to editors:
(1)Research was carried out by ICM amongst a GB representative sample of 2,005 adults between 8th and 10th July 2011.
(2)Fire Statistics, UK, 2008 ().
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