According to Kidsafe NSW, one child falls from a house window or balcony every week in Australia, with children aged one to five years old most at risk. Sadly, many falls result in serious injury and occasionally death.
And with an increasing number of people living in multi-storey houses and apartment blocks, parents now need to be extra vigilant to ensure their own children are not at risk of falling.
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As of May 2013, new requirements were implemented in National Construction Code regarding child safety, specifically windows in bedrooms and childcare centres. The new code states that where the fall height from floor to ground is 2m or greater the window needs to be fitted with a device or screen that cannot open greater than 125mm, more specifically allow a 125mm sphere pass through the window opening. It must also resist the force of 25kgs. Any fitted screen must be able to withhold 25kg of pressure in three different points.
For more information on the Building Code of Australia (BCA) click here.