What is Safety & Security? Reducing the risk of accident or protecting against deliberate attack. The term “Safety” is applied to glazing used to reduce the risk of accident by impact, fracture, shattering, or in a fire.

Pilkington Optilam™ is ideal for providing both impact resistance and security since it may break on impact but the glass is held in place thus preventing injury or intrusion. Pilkington Optilam™ is produced by combining two or more sheets of glass with one or more plastic interlayers.

It meets worldwide safety standards for glass subjected to accidental human impact at the highest level of severity. Wherever the benefits of ordinary glass need to be combined with extra strength, safety or resistance to temperature differentials, Pilkington Toughened Glass can offer a complete and proven solution.

Although not exhaustive, the following lists some of the most commonly used. British and European Standards (BS EN) BS EN 356: Glass in building – Security glazing - Testing and classification of resistance against manual attack.

Glass Range Brochure BR Part L 2010 - Bulletin 10 Bulletin 11 Scotland Section 6 Safety/Security Glass Brochure Pilkington Optilam™ Brochure List of British/EU Standards and Codes of Practice Building Regulations

Pilkington OptiView™ Protect offers all the traditional benefits of laminated glass, such as improved safety, enhanced security, durability and acoustic properties. Furthermore, it provides protection from UV radiation (UVA and UVB) by blocking over 99% of UV transmittance, helping to reduce fading of the contents and interiors of a building.

A window that has been shown by test to meet the security requirements of PAS 24 would be considered a secure window. According to PAS 24, where doorsets, coupled side panels and windows adjacent to doorsets contain glass, each glazed area shall include at least one pane of laminated glass meeting the requirements of BS EN 356:2000, Class P1A or higher.

Safety is where protection is needed from accidental damage and security for wilful damage. Glass used for security reasons can be further broken down into the types of threat: Manual attack. Ballistic attack. Explosion resistance - See separate section.

BS 6262-4: Code of practice for glazing for buildings - Part 4: Safety related to human impact BS 6180: Barriers in and about buildings - Code of practice In general, if the recommendations in BS 6262-4 and BS 6180 are followed, the current requirements of Building Regulations in all regional areas of the UK for the glazing of critical locations may be satisfied.

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