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Reducing falls from windows and balconies – design requirements & responsibilitiesReducing falls from windows and balconies – design requirements & responsibilities

Reducing falls from windows and balconies – design requirements & responsibilities

An increasing number of children are being admitted to hospital each year with serious injuries after suffering falls from windows or balconies. This free whitepaper examines the most common causes of these incidents, requirements and responsibilities of architects to eliminate their occurrence, and the products and services available to ensure windows are specified, tested and installed to meet these requirements.
Architecture & Design Team
Architecture & Design Team

25 Sep 2015 1m read View Author

An increasing number of children are being admitted to hospital each year with serious injuries after suffering falls from windows or balconies. Almost all of these incidents are preventable. Architects must act now to slow these occurrences through the incorporation of simple but effective products.

​This free whitepaper examines the most common causes of these incidents, requirements and responsibilities of architects to eliminate their occurrence, and the products and services available to ensure windows are specified, tested and installed to meet these requirements.

Reducing falls from windows and balconies – design requirements & responsibilities
Reducing falls from windows and balconies – design requirements & responsibilities

An increasing number of children are being admitted to hospital each year with serious injuries after suffering falls from windows or balconies. Almost all of these incidents are preventable. Architects must act now to slow these occurrences through the incorporation of simple but effective products.

​This free whitepaper examines the most common causes of these incidents, requirements and responsibilities of architects to eliminate their occurrence, and the products and services available to ensure windows are specified, tested and installed to meet these requirements.

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