Consumer Product Safety Commission
Preventing Window Falls
Document #5124
Every year, thousands of young children are killed or injured
in falls from windows. To help prevent these tragedies, take the following
actions -- especially for windows in bedrooms.
Safeguard your
windows with window guards or window stops.
- Install window guards to prevent children from falling out
of windows. (For windows on the 6th floor and below, install window guards
that adults and older children can open easily in case of fire.)
- Install window stops so that windows open no more than 4
inches.
Never depend on
screens to keep children from falling out of windows.
Whenever
possible, open windows from the top -- not the bottom.
Keep
furniture away from windows, to discourage children from climbing near
windows.
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The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the
unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products
under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury, you can go to CPSC's forms
page and use the first on-line form on that page. Or,
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