Window restrictors are essential safety devices designed to limit how far a window can open. Here are several key reasons why they are important:
- Child Safety: Window restrictors prevent young children from opening windows wide enough to fall through. This is particularly crucial in multi-story buildings where falls can result in serious injury or death.
- Accident Prevention: By limiting how much a window can open, restrictors help reduce the risk of accidental falls for everyone, including adults and pets, especially in high-rise buildings.
- Security: Window restrictors can help prevent unauthorized access. They make it more difficult for intruders to enter a building through a window, adding an extra layer of security.
- Regulatory Compliance: Many building codes and safety regulations, particularly in places like schools, healthcare facilities, and rental properties, require the installation of window restrictors to ensure the safety of occupants.
- Airflow Control: Window restrictors can help control the amount of air entering a room, which can be beneficial in maintaining a comfortable indoor environment without compromising safety.
- Cost-Effective Safety Measure: Compared to other safety interventions, window restrictors are relatively inexpensive and easy to install, making them a practical solution for enhancing building safety.
Overall, window restrictors play a vital role in protecting the well-being of building occupants by preventing falls, enhancing security, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.



We recommend and fit the Jackloc Cable Window restrictor which are very versatile and perfect for home, public and commercial application. They have been applied to many building including hotels, local authority buildings, care homes, hospitals, schools, universities, and many more. The high performance window restrictor can be fitted to many conventional window types of different materials with options of fixing and anchorage. The restrictor opens to a maximum of 100mm or a maximum opening of 89mm to prevent the passage of an infant child in accordance to BS EN 131265 : 2011+ A1 : 2014. Once fitted the window restrictor can’t be removed, further increasing the safety, security and reliability of the system.
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