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New Water Heat Safety Valves Laws. BBC News, 30 April 2006

New safety measures aimed at cutting bath time scalding injuries to children have been introduced.

All new and refurbished properties in Scotland must now have a thermostatic valve fitted to the hot water system.

The new building standards will ensure that water from a bath or bidet will not exceed 48°C.

The regulation was passed at Holyrood after a petition was submitted by childhood burns victim Darren Ferguson, 17, from Stenhousemuir near Falkirk.

He urged ministers to ensure the valves, which cost about £80, were installed.

The youngster has undergone 59 major operations, numerous minor operations and laser surgery since being scalded on the face and chest by bath water when he was six-months-old.

Scotland is the first part of the UK to introduce this kind of regulation.

'Practical solution'
A Labour MP has tabled a private members' bill at Westminster calling for the law to be introduced in England.

Deputy Communities Minister Johann Lamont said: "Scalding happens every day, with very young and older people being particularly at risk. It can happen in a matter of seconds.

"While there are simple precautions that everyone can take, there is a practical solution which can help prevent this - fitting a thermostatic valve.

"From today, all new and refurbished bathrooms should have these valves fitted, which will make our homes safer and help stop unnecessary injuries."

Sarah Colles, home safety adviser for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: "Every year scalding from hot water in baths affects hundreds of people.

"RoSPA fully supports the changes made in Scotland, and we have no doubt this will help reduce the number of scalding injuries which can lead to terrible pain and suffering."