MUNICIPALITY: To be installed in facilities Posted By TREVOR TERFLOTH, THE DAILY NEWS A tragic incident from more than a decade ago could make local facilities safer for children. Approximately 2,700 specially designed coat hooks were delivered to the municipality yesterday. Henkel Hook created the devices, which can support about 26 pounds, so the weight […]
Month: June 2021
Coat Hooks are for Coats, NOT Kids!
December 1992: Marilyn Dumas, a 9-year-old girl lost her life as she was accidentally hung on a coat hook while playing in a washroom stall at school. February 1998: Myles Neuts, a 10-year-old boy was found hanging on a coat hook in a washroom stall at school. Myles died six days later. April 2004: Tallon […]
On the hook Business London Article
We were featured in the June issue of Business London Magazine. Check it out! Click the above image for a larger view, or check out the online edition of Business London. […]
New Coat Hook Technology Reduces Risk in Schools
In February, 1998, a tragic death occurred in a Southern Ontario school. While the actual sequence of events leading to the fatality are still unclear, the facts were that a student was found hanging from a coat hook in a school washroom and that he died of asphyxiation. The Coroner?s Inquest that followed made over […]