Description
Safety as a concept covers a wide area and comprises several aspects:
- Protecting persons against injuries caused by
- Broken and sharp pieces of glass
- A fall (defenestration)
- Protecting goods and safety against burglary and vandalism of private homes, shops and offices. In this case, the glass should remain in place and should prevent burglars/vandals from entering
- Safety against firearms
- Safety in the event of an explosion
Only a small number of glass products meet the breakage, defenestration and resistance criteria detailed above.
There are two main families of safety products available from Metalco:
- Thermally toughened products and thermally toughened Heat Soak Tested (HST) products – see fire resistant glazing section
- Laminated products such as Stratobel and Stratophone
