Children love to play and explore. Their natural inquisitiveness can sometimes lead to hazardous situations when interacting with some types of infant and nursery products. Carers need to make sure that products are used correctly. They also need to be aware of potential hazards as the child develops and becomes more inquisitive and more able to explore.

It is easy for a child's fingers, limbs or even head to become entrapped in gaps or openings which may exist in certain products, particularly cots, prams, high chairs and barriers.

Infant and nursery products are regulated in terms of the size of gaps and openings that are permitted.

Common injuries range from cut or bruised fingers or limbs, to broken limbs or, in the worst case, suffocation or strangulation.