Dear Helen (and hive mind)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] Anyone can join for free at any time by sending this message to [log in to unmask]: Join GEM Firstname Secondname Include only the text above, without email signature etc. The title of the email doesn’t matter. Send it to [log in to unmask] If you are going on holiday or have an out of office message for some other reason, you can send this message: Set GEM nomail When you get back: Set GEM mail You don’t 'miss' any messages by doing this as they are all available via main GEM list web page as above. Finally, if you need to change your email address, but stay subscribed to GEM, just send your new email address like this: CHANGE GEM [log in to unmask] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +The buttons you describe are definitely a choke hazard for children under 36 months, if the buttons come off.Children over the age of 36 months are assumed to have passed the age when everything new gets put in your mouth .But, buttons on clothes are a hazard that children under 36 months are exposed to all the time at home, and its reasonable to assume that parents/carers know about this hazard and monitor their charges accordingly.I’m not sure how much weight you should really give to the issue of inclusivity: if the clothes are big enough for say an average primary school child to wear then they’ll be far too big for a 36 month old child. In any case I’m not sure how many children under the age of three would be capable of getting dressed in your dressing-up clothes without very considerable adult help and supervision, so this may be a bit of a red herring.My feeling is that if the items were designed for use by children, and come from a reputable source, that they can be reasonably assumed to be fit for purpose because they do not pose any greater hazard to users than their own clothes do.Hope this helpsRichard.Richard EllamL M InteractiveScience Shows and Hands-On StuffOn 5 Sep 2019, at 13:45, Helen Fothergill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail (including any attachment to it) is confidential, protected by copyright and may be privileged. The information contained in it should be used for its intended purposes only. If you receive this email in error, notify the sender by reply email, delete the received email and do not make use of, disclose or copy it. Whilst we take reasonable precautions to ensure that our emails are free from viruses, we cannot be responsible for any viruses transmitted with this email and recommend that you subject any incoming email to your own virus checking procedures. Unless related to Council business, the opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and they do not necessarily constitute those of Aberdeen City Council. Unless we expressly say otherwise in this email or its attachments, neither this email nor its attachments create, form part of or vary any contractual or unilateral obligation. Aberdeen City Council's incoming and outgoing email is subject to regular monitoring. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] Anyone can join for free at any time by sending this message to [log in to unmask]: Join GEM Firstname Secondname Include only the text above, without email signature etc. The title of the email doesn’t matter. Send it to [log in to unmask] If you are going on holiday or have an out of office message for some other reason, you can send this message: Set GEM nomail When you get back: Set GEM mail You don’t 'miss' any messages by doing this as they are all available via main GEM list web page as above. Finally, if you need to change your email address, but stay subscribed to GEM, just send your new email address like this: CHANGE GEM [log in to unmask] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Dear hive-mindWe’ve been buying some dressing up outfits for one of our displays and realised that they have buttons.One jacket has buttons measuring 20mm diameter and the other 15mm diameter.Do you think these represent a choking hazard?We would normally specify a minimum diameter of 35mm for buttons for children’s dressing up resources.We can either have someone adjust buttonholes or remove the buttons completely and replace with Velcro; or have a disclaimer somewhere saying dressing up clothes not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts…. but this insn’t very inclusive!These items were bought as designed for children.Thoughts?Many thanks, Helen
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