The Window Safety Task Force was formed in 1997 to provide education to help parents and caregivers prevent window falls. Upon joining the task force (and the fenestration industry) in 2004, I could immediately see the benefit of this important work; however, I didn’t really have any skin in the game. Now, I have 21 years of industry experience under my belt and serve as the co-chair of the WSTF, while also being the mother of two amazing kids and the neighborhood “window safety lady.”

As a fenestration company, it’s in your best interest to foster only the most positive interactions with your products. Therefore, it is vital for our industry to educate parents and caregivers on how to prevent window falls by educating customers on the best ways to use your products while keeping their families safe.

What can you do to help?

Consider ways you can share this information with your employees, customers, family, friends and community. Take time now to review and share safety information that can help save lives. Several FGIA members have already joined to support the effort in the last few years.

MI Windows and Doors created a coloring contest amongst their employees’ children and grandchildren. Is that something you could implement at your facility?

PlyGem, JELD-WEN and Roto North America share window safety tips via social media. Pass along these tips and the related infographic to your marketing team so they can join in this important effort, too.

What have I done to spread the word?

Each year, I re-post tips from the WSTF’s social media accounts to my personal social channels. This takes just a few seconds to share with the campaign’s hashtags: #windowsafety and #windowsafetyweek.

I hand out activity books to neighbors with small children. The activity book is an easy – “work on your own” – project for kids. It also gives parents an easy (and fun) way to communicate window safety tips.

Finally, when I see something. I say something. If I see a bed near a window in a child’s room, I let the parent know that it is a fall hazard. Immediately, parents make the connection that hadn’t occurred to them before that moment.

Ready to share safety tips?

The first step to cultivating positive connections with your company’s products is to follow the Window Safety Task Force on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X for updates on this important safety issue. The visuals clearly communicate each tip, which means you don’t need to offer additional explanation.

Then, share this blog within your company and brainstorm other ways you can help! Need more ideas? Let’s connect!