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BEWARE LOWER-PRICED WINDOW RESTRICTORS
»»WITH THE RECENT FLOOD OF
cheap imports being sold in to the
marketplace, Securefast UK is urging
customers to be aware of buying lowerpriced window restrictors, in particular
when the products have no test
evidence.
Window restrictors are required by law
to adequately ensure that should a child
or person with special needs apply force
to it, the restrictor supports the weight of
the person and restricts the window from
opening and preventing a fall.
Serious injuries and fatalities have
occurred when people have fallen from or
through windows in health and social care
premises. There are three broad categories
of falls - accidental, falls arising out of a
confused metal state and deliberate selfharm or suicide.
Should an incident occur where the
restrictor has failed then a court may
choose to prosecute all down the line
from the installer to the supplier and the
importer.
The length of cable is also important
so that the opening is limited to the
recommendation by part K2 of the
building regulations Approved Docume