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Adam_Hart-Davis“I normally refuse to join in campaigns but this seemed so important, and the ‘safety’ covers so absurd and dangerous, that I agreed”
Author, TV presenter & Patron of FatallyFlawed Dr Adam Hart-Davis in a recent interview.

Welcome to our video page.

If you arrived here directly from another site, or an email link, please make sure to take a look at some of our other pages. You will find lots of information about the dangers of socket covers, and about us, FatallyFlawed. 

We are campaigning for a ban on the sale of dangerous socket covers.

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The first video was made by FatallyFlawed to demonstrate some of the issues discussed on this site:

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The following videos have been found on YouTube. The producers have no connection with FatallyFlawed but the videos serve to further illustrate the problems.

”Luca and the Plug Socket” shows just how easy it can be for a child of 11 months to remove a socket cover. This video was posted to YouTube in July 2009:



“Joey is a socket cover ninja!” also shows how easy it is for a child to remove a socket cover. The cover in this case is an American socket cover, but the underlying message of them being easy to remove is equally valid:

Do YOU still think “safety socket covers” are a good idea?

The bottom line is:
Safety is designed into UK sockets - plug in covers reduce safety!
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