Safeguard
Safety & Structural Laminated Glass Packages


Dartmouth Royal Naval Chapel
Architects: Harrison Sutton Partnership

Safeguard products combine virtually any clear, coated, textured or tinted glasses into multi-ply laminated glasses. They are designed to combine function with fantasy and practicality with value for money.

Safeguard is a range of products developed to satisfy the requirements and demands of European safety glazing legislation.

The main requirement of the glazing regulations demand that glazing breaks safely under human impact. All Safeguard products are designed and manufactured to meet these standards, and can be specified for glass balustrading, glass canopies, lift shafts, façades, atriums and glass well covers.

 Heat soaked* and heat strengthened*. Safeguard is available in toughened and annealed combinations.
Safeguard Product Performance
Where single glazed annealed or toughened glass are likely to be breached Safeguard is much more likely to remain intact, preventing further damage or injury. Safeguard remains intact if one leaf breaks and provides safety glazing in accordance with BS6206.

Structural Glass
Safeguard Structural Toughened Laminated Glass
With recent changes in the approach to structural glass in overhead applications, laminated toughened glass has become the preferred option. Glass used in structural applications will be required to provide mechanical support for its own self weight and a number of pre-determined applied loads.

Toughened safety glass for exhibition stands


Decorative mirrored glass is installed in accordance
with all relevant safety standards
The principle behind toughened and heat soaked* laminated glass is simple; should the “loaded” panel get broken then the remaining unbroken leaf will hold the structure in position awaiting remedial action.

Lift Shafts
With the danger of pedestrians falling through existing glass cladding into the lift shaft or being struck by pieces of lifting gear going astray, changes in specification have been demanded (pr EN 81-2:1998 and 81-3: 1998). Once again toughened laminated glass is a preferred option usually utilizing a range of bolt fixings. There may well be a requirement for manifestations to be applied. We are able to provide a range of sandblasted or screen printed designs.

Balustrading
Safeguard toughened laminated glass provides a range of options for both infill and free-standing balustrade applications. Once the applied loadings are confirmed in accordance with BS6180 then an appropriate combination of toughened, heat soaked* and/or heat strengthened* glass thicknesses can be devised. It is strongly recommended that all glass in bolt-fixed applications is manufactured from either toughened or toughened laminated product.

Indicative Table of Balustrade Loadings (BS6180)
 Usage

Line Load kN/m2

Uniform Distribution Load kN/m2

Concentrated Load kN
Domestic
 0.36 0.50 0.25
Office
 0.74 1.00 0.50
Retail
 1.50 1.50 1.50

Crowd

 3.00 1.50 1.50

Canopy Glass
Glass canopies fixed to steel support structures have become increasingly popular, protecting pedestrian traffic from falling debris and weather whilst maximizing light transmission to lower offices and reception areas. Safeguard toughened laminated canopy panels provide a range of designs for over or under slung options and bolt or edge fixed.

Correct glass thickness will be determined by the self weight load along with wind and snow loads. Building design wind loads, span between fixings and angle of incline are useful data to aid calculations.
Safeguard Textured
Provide Privacy
Safeguard decorative laminated glass is available in a full range of standard textured patterns. Select the pattern(s) from our range and we manufacture to your exact requirements. Safeguard Textured glass is a laminated safety glass in either stock sheet or cut size format (please refer to our stock sheet list indicating patterns that may be cut in laminated form).

Extra heavy duty safety glass installed on
the bridge of HMS Cambridge

Decoration
Safeguard Toughened laminated can include most shades to standard RAL colours, in decorative or blanket finishes. Altenatively individual designs may be applied using a sandblasting technique, again you chose the design we do the rest, adding designs and logo’s to face 1 or 4.

Including Solar Gain and Thermal Insulation
It is possible to include either body tinted or coated glasses or both in any Safeguard specification. We are able to offer a range of hermetically sealed units to maximize solar gain, thermal insulation, ultra-violet resistance and sound insulation. Once you have determined your performance criteria we design a specification tailored to your performance and budget requirements.
*heat strengthening or heat soaking to be included on request.


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Glass manufacturers and suppliers.
Specialising in glass floor design and installation, UV resistant glass for ultraviolet protection by the glass layer
- protecting museums, galleries and record offices and for use in display cabinets. Laminated glass and glazing
products with sound glass and safety glass properties. Architectural glass incuding glass balustrades,
glass canopies, well covers and decorative glass doors.
Floorguard - laminated glass floor packages
Soundguard - soundproof / acoustic glass
Safeguard - laminated safety glass
Fadeguard - UV resistant glass

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