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2. Grab bar - Wikipedia

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   Grab bars can be installed in different positions: Vertical grab bars may help with balance while standing. Horizontal grab bars provide assistance when sitting or rising, or to grab onto in case of a slip or fall. Some grab bars can be installed at an angle, depending on the needs of the user and the positioning.

3. Accessible toilet - Wikipedia

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   a bathroom emergency pullstring, in the form of a red cord that reaches the ground, connected to a buzzer and a flashing red light; a wheelchair-height sink and hand dryer; a wheelchair-width door; additional options to upgrade a toilet are pit latrines that include a moveable wood seat with support bars.

4. Fall prevention - Wikipedia

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   Fall prevention includes any action taken to help reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by susceptible individuals, such as the elderly and people with neurological (Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, stroke survivors, Guillain-Barre, traumatic brain injury, incomplete spinal cord injury) or orthopedic (lower limb or spinal column fractures or arthritis, post-surgery, joint replacement ...

5. Crash bar - Wikipedia

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   A crash bar (also known as a panic exit device, panic bar, or bump bar) [1] [2] is a type of door opening mechanism which allows users to open a door by pushing a bar. While originally conceived as a way to prevent crowd crushing in an emergency, crash bars are now used as the primary door opening mechanism in many commercial buildings.

6. Home safety - Wikipedia

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   Home safety is the awareness of risks and potential dangers in and around a home that may cause bodily harm, injury, or even death to those living there. Common risks and safety practices [ edit ]

7. Window security - Wikipedia

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   Openable bars have been introduced to the market. [ 1 ] In Britain, in the middle of the 1800s, glass started to be used in the ordinary shops, but wooden shutters were retained to protect the goods exposed.