Glass is a superior material, but windows, doors and large expanses of glazing can be lethal to a person if they break upon impact from accidental collision. For this reason, to protect people there are strict regulations for the use of safety glass.
Safety glass is different from standard annealed float glass by the way it has been treated and how it breaks on impact. Annealed glass will break into large jagged shards that can pierce or cause deep life-threatening cuts to a person or animal.
To be called safety glass, the glass must pass testing to measure the impact it can withstand before it breaks and how it breaks.
There are two types of safety glass:
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Safety glass is used in any area deemed a 'critical location' where there is a risk that if the glass could break it would cause serious harm and injury.
The main applications of safety glass are:
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