Parental controls
As a child lock a device for protection of children referred.
packagings
A child safety device is used for packaging (especially bottles) the contents of which should be kept out of the reach of children, e.g. B. Medicines or detergents. It is usually a lid or other closure that often requires unusual movements or a combination of simultaneous or successive movements that a small child would most likely not think of without guidance or that are hardly possible for coordination or anatomical reasons. Manufacturers of dangerous ingredients must have packages and closures checked for child safety and adult suitability in accordance with international standards before they bring them onto the market. The push-turn fasteners in household cleaners form z. B. a compromise between parental controls and adult suitability.
Lighters
In the European Union, deaths, fires and injuries occur every year from children under five playing with lighters. This damage is almost always caused by disposable lighters.
In the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the number of claims has been reduced by around 60% because child safety devices have been mandatory on lighters since 1994.
Based on this experience, lighters must be equipped with a device that makes it much more difficult for children under five to light a lighter. This child safety device must meet the test requirements of EN 13869: 2002 or equivalent requirements. In concrete terms, this means that from March 11, 2007 lighters without child safety locks may no longer be manufactured for the European market or imported into the EU.
automobile
Child safety locks in the car are locking devices that prevent the rear doors from being opened from the inside. Usually the child safety device consists of a small switch on the edge of the door that cannot be operated when the door is closed. If the switch is activated, the door can only be opened from the outside. In some cases, the child safety device in the car also includes a device that allows the rear power windows to be operated only from the driver's seat.
Electric sockets and couplings
Child safety locks in sockets and couplings are designed to prevent objects that fit into the insertion openings, e.g. B. knitting needles, hair clips, screwdrivers, screws, nails, etc. The aim is to prevent electrical accidents.
In the supply technology , there are SCHUKO sockets with factory-installed, so-called increased contact protection .
For example, there are versions with two locks, each of which is displaced by one connector pin according to the principle of the inclined plane, thereby enabling the other connector pin to be inserted (e.g. made of ceramic before the plastic age). Current, primitive designs tend to typical failures, whereby a short circuit between the outer conductor and protective conductor is easily noticed and localized. The search for a short circuit between the neutral conductor and protective conductor can take a considerable amount of time .
Electronic equipment
Child protection for electronic devices is usually a password protection for the configuration menus or for a partial or complete blocking of the functionality (e.g. programs on televisions or receivers ).
Internet and general computer use
To protect children from certain Internet content, software is available from several vendors that allows the pages, e-mail programs, chats and newsgroups that can be used to be restricted. In addition, a large number of providers offer the option of defining the time frame for using the Internet and various programs. The Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems come with parental controls ex works, while configuration under Linux is much more difficult.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SCHUKO socket outlet with integrated increased contact protection. Gira , accessed on October 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Socket 5UB1855, DELTA style, titanium white Schuko socket 10 / 16A 250V with increased contact protection. Siemens , accessed October 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Microsoft Windows: Backup functions and programs
- ↑ Description of Mac OS X Parental Controls
- ↑ Instructions: Configure parental controls on Linux
- ↑ Instructions: Tips for configuring a child-proof PC with Ubuntu