Electrical socket safety covers designed to protect children are "absurd" and could be dangerous, according to engineers who have warned parents not to waste their money on the devices. Members of the ...

Protection – Use the Power Gear Safety Outlet Covers to protect your outlets and your family Child Safety – These plastic outlet covers are a simple way to keep children from touching or attempting to ...

While curiosity is crucial in developing children, sometimes some things are better left unexplored. For a 2-year-old, electrical sockets are fascinating. A device affixed to the wall incites their ...

A dad and electrician is warning parents about the dangers of using electrical socket covers. Father-of-five Steve Palmer says many parents are unaware of the risk they are creating by using the ...

They were invented to keep young children from getting electrical shocks, but now a pressure group says socket covers actually present a dangerous risk to them. Annette Rawstrone reports. Child safety ...

Parents are being urged to throw plug socket covers away to prevent their children seriously harming themselves. An electrician posted a warning about "horrible, unsafe" socket covers on Facebook a ...

Parents have been told to throw plug socket covers away to stop children from seriously harming themselves. An electrician posted a warning about "horrible, unsafe" on Facebook a week ago and this has ...

Steve Palmer with his safety socket Steve said there is an added danger from people using plastic covers with pins that are too big for the sockets, which can lead to overheating when the plug is put ...

An electrician is advising parents to throw away plug socket covers because they can hurt children instead of protecting them. Toddlers can easily pull these 'safety' devices out of the socket and use ...