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™ security glass offers following benefits: laminate resists penetration – glass may break but interlayer retains overall integrity and continues to act as a barier, protects against break-ins by preventing or slowing down burglary attempts,

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 heat resistance, Pilkington Toughened Glass can offer a complete and proven solution.

Pilkington OptiView™ Protect is a laminated safety glass that performs under impact. Ordinary glass shatters into large pieces when impacted, while the laminated panes of Pilkington OptiView™ Protect resist penetration and are shatter-resistant.

The role of safety glass is to protect the resident from the resulting fragments of glass and applies to glazing that reduces the risk of an accident by impact or fracture. The two most common types of safety glass are toughened glass and laminated glass.

Incorrectly specified glass can be extremely dangerous. Check that impact resistance and thermal safety have been allowed for in your design. It is also possible to add security glass.

Pilkington Insulight™ Protect units use safety glass, security glass, bullet-resistant glass, toughened glass or fire-resistant glass. This range offers not only increased safety and comfort, but can also assure suitable levels of natural light, increased heat insulation and solar control as well.

Safety & Security Protection from accidents. Correctly specified and installed, glass is ideal for use inside the home in a wide range of areas including doors, partitions, balconies, and balustrades. Ensure that you have taken advice on the type of glass to use in each application.

Safety & Security Protection from accidents. Where glass is used overhead, at low level or in and around doors, windows and screens, the relevant standards must be met to protect against accidental human impact, such as children running into a patio door. There are three types of common safety glass:

Laminated glass provides safety and security by marrying together multiple layers of standard float glass and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers. However, this process also exaggerates any tint of colour inherent to the product.