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.

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.

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:

From banks and shopping centres to offices and schools, modern safety and security glass allows specifiers and installers to create aesthetically pleasing buildings, while protecting the people inside. Although safety and security glass are closely linked, there is a key distinction between the two.

Guarding and protection: how to specify glass barriers. Featured Article. 10 Dec 2019. Designing glass for use in barriers can appear complex at first, with a number of safety and technical measures to take into consideration.

09 Jan 2024. Reducing the risk of accidents and protecting against a deliberate attack is a vital task installers must undertake when specifying glass. From security to fire resistance, glass can be used to protect a building’s occupants while also allowing the creation of bold and attractive designs.

Fire Protection Glass. Pilkington's Fire-resistant Glass range ensures safer as well as space giving, brighter and sustainable fire safety design. Overview.

Glass is the one of the go-to materials used to create modern commercial and residential developments. Its ubiquity is a result of the range of new technologies that mean it can be used for much more than just windows and conservatories.

Fire Protection. Pilkington's fire-resistant glass range ensures safer as well as space-giving, brighter and sustainable fire safety design. Find out more about Fire Protection. Visit our dedicated section all about fire protection solutions. Fire Protection Glass.

With Pilkington Fire-resistant Glass, the transparent protection against fire, smoke and radiant heat can be achieved in more than 1000 different system solutions and in more than 1500 individual functional glass combinations in an almost infinite variety of designs.