Corded Blinds Safety Inspections

Securing loose cords to protect young lives and ensure your rental properties corded window coverings meet the Victorian minimum safety standard.

Corded Window Coverings 

and the Rental Minimum Standards

As per Consumer Affairs Victoria's Rental Minimum Standards, from 1 December 2025, all corded internal window coverings, such as blinds and curtains, must have an anchor installed to secure the cords and prevent them forming loops. Loose, looped, or dangling cords on blinds and curtains pose a severe strangulation hazard to young children. Rental providers and property managers cannot legally advertise, lease, or re-lease a property that fails to secure these loops.

At Potenza Electrical Compliance, we eliminate this risk for your young family members, and liability for your agency. We perform meticulous inspections on all window furnishings across the property to guarantee complete peace of mind and full legal protection.

    Corded Window Coverings Safety

    Service Checklist

    Our inspections strictly adhere to the guidelines enforced by Consumer Affairs Victoria. Every service includes:

    • Comprehensive Property Inspection
      We systematically inspect every single internal window covering across the property—including roller blinds, Roman blinds, Venetian blinds, and vertical drapes—to assess cord lengths, loop sizes, and tension requirements.
    • Child-Safety Hardware Installation
      We ensure that all corded systems are fitted with mandatory safety devices (such as cleats or tensioning brackets) to anchor dangling loops permanently out of reach of children.
    • Hazard Elimination
      Where necessary, we safely adjust, trim, or securely anchor excess cords to remove physical strangulation hazards entirely. *

       

    The Potenza Advantage:

    What Makes Us Different?

    • All-Inclusive Flat-Rate Hardware
      Many compliance companies lure you in with a low base rate, only to sting the rental provider with hidden "per-cleat" or "per-window" installation charges once on-site. Our flat rate includes unlimited safety clips / cleats with no extra fees.
    • Bundle it with an existing booking
      We keep compliance highly affordable, a complete Corded Blind Safety Inspection is already included as a complimentary bonus with any other booked service
    • Under 24 Hour Turnaround on Reports
      In less than 1 business day you will receive a transparent digital report detailing the outcomes for every window covering tested.

      *Installation & Property Care Notices

      To ensure full compliance with Victoria's strict child-safety minimum standards, certain physical modifications may be required on-site. Please note the following guidelines regarding window coverings:

      • Hardware Fastening: To securely anchor loose loops, safety clips and cleats must be mechanically fastened (screwed) directly into window or door frames where necessary.

      • Operational Range Adjustments: In instances where cords must be shortened or joined to remove strangulation hazards, the maximum operational travel or lifting range of the blind may be slightly reduced.

      • Structural Limitations (e.g., Some sliding doors): Where structural limitations prevent a chain clip from being securely fastened (such as certain slimline aluminium sliding door frames), we cannot install an anchor. In these specific scenarios, we will officially recommend that the cords be professionally shortened by a window furnishing specialist to achieve compliance.