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Window safety tips

Last update: April 24, 2008 - 11:59 PM

Window screens should be strong enough to keep bugs out, but not kids inside in the event of an emergency.

Keep windows closed and locked when children are around. For ventilation, open windows out of children's reach, perhaps only the upper pane.

Keep children from playing by windows. Keep furniture -- or anything children can climb -- away from windows.

If you install window guards or bars, be sure they have release mechanisms that will open easily in a fire emergency.

To lessen a fall's impact, place shrubs and wood chips or grass beneath windows.

SOURCE: National Safety Council, at <a href="http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/windows.htm">www.nsc.org/library/facts/windows.htm</a>

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