Australia's Leading Range of Thermally Broken Aluminium Windows and Doors
Australia's Leading Range of Thermally Broken Aluminium Windows and Doors
The Building Code of Australia (BCA) was recently updated to establish regulations for the installation of windows with restricted openings in buildings where there is a risk of injury or death from accidental falls.
Barriers or locks are required to be fitted on operable windows in early childhood centres and in habitable rooms of residential buildings (including apartments and multistorey homes) where windows are more than 2 meters above the ground. The requirements introduced apply to windows in bedrooms in Class 1, 2, 3 buildings, Class 4 part of a building or Class 9b early childhood centres.
The BCA requires restriction devices to be tested and fitted in line with specific guidelines. To comply with testing requirements, there must be a 250-newton force applied with a 125-millimetre diameter bullet-shaped object to the most vulnerable point perpendicular to the sash opening of the window for a period of 10 seconds, then remove. If the object passes completely through the opening when the force is applied, the product is deemed a failure.
AWS supports this initiative and has undertaken extensive research and development on its aluminium windows to allow the supply and installation of compliant window systems that reduce the risk of injury. When installing windows into buildings that are deemed by the BCA to require guards or restricted openings, they can be fitted with:
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Click here to see an extensive outline of new requirements.
