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Often apartment windows are tempered glass doors, without bars. To ensure safety, when receiving the home, you should make a protective frame to avoid accidental glass breaking or small children playing around, removing the door latch will have risks. However, when making bars, it should be possible to open and close so that when there is a fire or explosion, it can be easier to escape.
For window doors, in principle, only open doors should be used, the pop-out should not exceed 15 cm. However, at present, many apartment buildings make sliding doors, which are larger than 15 cm. This is quite dangerous. In this situation, it should be adjusted accordingly.
The balcony railing should not be less than 1m3 and should not be horizontal. In case the balcony railing is horizontal, it accidentally helps the babies to climb and play, which may put them in danger. Best to use vertical, solid parallel, higher than 1m3. On the balcony floor, there should be no flowerpots, washing machines, chairs or other items to help children climb.
The door separating the house from the balcony should be closed when no adult is home. For families with children, it is advisable to make bars so that the children do not crawl, run out to the balcony.
The door separating the house from the balcony should be closed when no adult is home. For families with children, it is advisable to make bars so that the children do not crawl, run out to the balcony.
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Children are very active, and lack of skill in using elevator. And the elevator in the apartment complex is inevitable, but it is necessary to supervise the child rather than let them enter the elevator freely, as there are potential risks of injury such as sticking hands, tripping, dizziness, obsessing over narrow spaces. Also, the risk of being broken, dropped down is quite high. Children shall be in danger when they don’t know how to tackling in this situation. Please always be noted that children should not be allowed to ride the elevator alone.
This is the hidden area where children often play and have actions such as running, looking down, looking down.
Parents should show and explain to children about danger signs or warning signs in the building such as electricity areas, elevator areas, explosive areas ...
Parents should show and explain to children about danger signs or warning signs in the building such as electricity areas, elevator areas, explosive areas ...
Although all the safety measures for the apartment are available, it should not be neglected when taking care of the child. Especially with children under 6 years old, it’s necessary to have an adult to supervise.
Referring to recent accidents relating to children living in high buildings, it is found that children are often left alone at home. Therefore, always assigning a family member to take care of children is necessary. In case of force majeure, ask a neighbor or someone who can trust to look after the children. Camera can be installed in areas where children are active to always be monitored at anytime, anywhere.
If possible, it would be better to live in apartments with height from 8 to 16 floors. This is considered as a moderate height. Avoid dust and smoke to ensure safety when there are incidents such as fire, power failure, thunderstorms ...
