At the start of 2009, the Trust’s Health & Safety team decided that lockable safety restrictors were the most appropriate solution to maximise the safety of all its windows; and they approached window and door maintenance specialist Mila Maintenance to help decide on both the specification of the restrictors required and an installation programme for the 96 Anchor Care homes across England.
Our experience meant that we were able to recommend appropriate installation methods for different window framing systems and at the same time could identify any further problems or necessary maintenance on the windows as the contract progressed.
The 96 Anchor Care homes were up to four storeys high and featured a range of different styles and sizes of windows in a mix of PVC-U, timber, steel and aluminium.
Safety restrictors were fitted on all of the opening sashes in windows at care homes to eliminate any ongoing risk to its residents from open windows.