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Garage Door Safety With Kids – $25 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

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Our garage door has a safety device that will stop it from moving if it senses anything below the door. Have you ever thought about how unsafe having a garage door can be with young children in your home?  The International Door Association (IDA), a trade association comprised of more than 2,000 door and access system dealers and installers worldwide. The IDA has come up with a quiz on its website, www.garagedoorcare.com, to test you and your family’s garage door safety smarts. I took this quiz and found out I still need to do some simple things to make sure we stay safe.

Consider “D.O.O.R. Safe,” an acronym to help parents teach young children the do’s and don’ts of garage doors:

  •    Doors are heavy – never stand, run or play under or near any garage door, especially when the door is open or moving.
  •  Openers are for adults – never play with the button on the wall that opens and closes the garage door.
  •  Ouch! – never touch any part of a moving garage door. Your fingers and hands can get hurt!
  •   Remotes are for adults – never play with the remote control in the car or on Mom and Dad’s keychain.

It’s important that we teach our children to stay safe in and around our garages since they are filled with many dangers. Children should never be allowed to play with the garage door or its operating system. Children should never stand, run or play under or near any garage door, especially when the door is open or moving. Learn more about garage door safety for children.

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Giveaway!

We have one $25 Visa Gift card to give away.

Main Entry: To enter, tell me something you learned form taking the quiz.


  • Extra Entry Methods:

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    • Gain an extra entry by tweeting and following me on twitter, becoming a Google follower, and also by sharing this giveaway on Facebook.
    • Tweet once a day for an extra entry.
    • Like Our Ordinary Life on Facebook
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    • Remember: List this giveaway on any contest site for 3 entries.
    • You can always leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. (1 extra entry per post commented on. just go to home posts are up front, please comment on all new posts and leave your extra entry comment

     

    Giveaway ends 10-20-2012

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  29. follow u on twitter as daveshir2005 and tweeted
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  43. Since 1993, federal law requires automatic garage door openers have secondary reversing mechanisms such as photoelectric eyes…sure could have used this-I crunched ours on my bike when I was a kid 🙁

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  52. I scored a 3 out of 5, so I need to read and learn more about the safety tips.

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  62. Since 1993, federal law requires automatic garage door openers have secondary reversing mechanisms such as photoelectric eyes. Openers manufactured since 1982 must reverse the garage door should it strike a solid object.

  86. I learned How much does the average garage door weigh?

    Correct Answer D. 125 lbs. and up

    i didnt do that great i only got 3 of 5

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  114. I learned to never attempt to repair a garage door’s springs or cables. These are under extreme tension and can cause severe injury or even death.

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  121. I learned that Children should never stand, run or play under or near any garage door.

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  141. I learned not to ever let my kids or their friends play with the garage door remote! Adults only!

  152. Can’t say that I learned anything, since my grandson worked for an installation company and I already knew those pointers.

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  183. I learned that you should never attempt to install or repair a garage door on your own. It’s way too dangerous. You should always have a pro do it.

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  199. I learned the garage door is the heaviest moving object in your house. It weighs over 125 pounds, sometimes as much as 500.

  204. I learned how heavy they really are. I knew they weren’t exactly light but geez! Imagine that coming down on the kids!

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  229. I learned this: The garage door is the largest – and heaviest – moving object in the home. Some, depending on the material from which they are constructed, can weigh over 500 lbs. If not properly installed, maintained, or if it is tampered with, a single-car 9ˊ x 7ˊ door or a 16ˊ x 7ˊ double door can come crashing down with unbelievable force, causing serious injury or even death. Teach your children that a garage door is not something to play with, on, or under, especially when it is in motion.

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  244. I learned that even though I know a lot of about garage door safety, it is best to leave installation and repairs to the professionals…of which I am not!! Thanks for the chance. bekki1820cb at gmail dot com

  271. I never knew a gargae door was so heavy and I never thought about putting the inside button up high on the wall so that the kids couldn’t reach it. thank you!!

  296. that kids can be severely hurt and that we must teach them the rules about garage doors
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  324. I was surprised to hear that garage doors weigh 125 lbs. and up!! I thought it was much less…

  344. If the garage door system is not equipped with safety devices, you should discontinue using your garage door opener and have a new one installed that meets current safety standards If not, make sure they are in good working order.

  360. Surprisingly, “The garage door is the largest – and heaviest – moving object in the home”.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  362. Main Entry: … that your automatic garage door system should reverse itself when closing if a person, child or pet walks or runs underneath the door

  405. I learned that DIY is not a good option – have a professional do it.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  438. I learned that since 1993, federal law requires automatic garage door openers have secondary reversing mechanisms such as photoelectric eyes

  447. I learned the garage doors can weigh 125 pounds or more and can be very dangerous especially to children

  454. I learned that nobody should ever run under a door to race out of it before it closes.
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  467. I learned how heavy these doors really are and how important it is to have those beams to keep it from trapping something under it

  469. I learned that one should hire a professional to install a garage door.
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  477. All of the questions on the quiz were things that I hope most parents know already… I would hate to think of a child being crushed by a garage door or having their digits hurt because they were playing with the mechanical parts.

  489. I learned how heavy doors were. I was very surprised at how much they weighed.
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  518. I took the quiz and I learned that you can perform some simple safety and maintenance tasks yourself

  519. twitter follower micaela6955 tweet https://twitter.com/micaela6955/status/254776542587129858

  530. I learned that the push button wall control for a garage door operating system should be mounted at least five feet off the floor, out of the reach of children.