Flyscreen Fall Prevention - A Safety Initiative from the AWA

Each year, at least 12 children are admitted to The Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW) in NSW alone as a result of sustaining injuries from a balcony or window fall. Children aged one to five years are most at risk, with presentation to the hospital peaking during warmer months. While the majority of children survive the fall, they can be left with serious long lasting health consequences.

Kids Can't Fly - Children's Hospital Westmead

In a new initiative the AWA has released a fall prevention label designed to attach to the frame of most standard fly screens where the mesh is held in place within the frame using flexible rubber or PVC splines into a rebate.

The message we must get across as an industry is that the mesh and plastic clips holding the screen to the window frame are not designed to withstand loads such as a child pressing or falling against them. Their precise functional purpose is to keep insects outside.

Any measure that we can take to create awareness is a positive step towards reducing the incidences of falls. The application of cost effective unobtrusive labels is one such measure that we can consider a community service. They can be attached to new products or retrospectively where required.

You may order these labels directly from the AWA and quantities can range from handy home pack of 20 and up to 20,000+

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  *(all prices include GST)