Safeguard laminated structural safety glass
systems. Modern architecture often demands
that its glass products perform a mechanical
function with integrity and safety in failure.
Safeguard offers these performances with all
the visual clarity, aesthetic flexibility,
thermal safety and thermal insulation.
The uses for Safeguard structural glass systems
include;
• Safeguard Balustrades
• Safeguard Canopies
• Safeguard Lift Shafts Facades
• Pilkington Planar™ Façade
Systems
• Frameless Glass Door and Screen.
• Safeguard Partition Systems.
• Safeguard Tego Fail Safe and Fail
Secure systems
Structurally designed with a range of fitting
systems and underwritten with detailed project
specific designs, calculations and analysis.
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.
Safeguard structural glasses may be a combination
of annealed, toughened, heat strengthened,
heat soaked, textured, tinted, printed or
screen printed panels.
Safeguard is a range of products developed
to satisfy the requirements of European Impact
Safety Regulation EN12600 and is manufactured
in accordance with EN12543 pt1-6, EN 14449
and carries a CE mark in accordance with the
European Construction Products Directive.
Current European Regulations demand that glass
breaks safely under human impact. All Safeguard
products are designed and manufactured to
meet these standards, and can be specified
for balustrading, canopies lift shafts, façades
and atriums. Heat soaked* and heat strengthened*
Safeguard is available in toughened and annealed
combinations. 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.
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. Select the relevant loading
and performance criteria, then select the
relevant glass thickness and types.
Lift
Shafts
W ith 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 manifestation
to be applied. We are able to provide a range
of sandblasted or screen printed designs.
Safeguard Fixing Systems
GGGA01: Safeguard base clamp fix system (type
I, slab edge)
GGGA02: Safeguard base clamp fix system (type
II)
GGGA03: Safeguard bolt fix system
Pilkington Planar™ Systems
GGSW Ltd are accredited installers of Pilkington
Planar™ engineered glass systems. Used
in facades, canopies, glass box construction,
Pilkington Planar™ offers single or
double glazed solutions combining stand alone
clamp fixed glass with bolts, tie rods and
glass fins.
Each project is individually engineered and
designed to incorporate the Pilkington Planar™
warranty.
Frameless
glass doors, screens and partitions
Safeguard frameless door and screen
systems utilise pivot, rail, patch
hinges or sliding rail systems. Single
or double frameless door arrangements
are phased into structural screens
with over-panels and side screens.
DDA requirements determine that manifestation
should be considered at 800mm and
1600mm intervals. Partition loads
should comply with the requirements
of BS6180. Fittings are provided in
stainless steel or powder coated finishes
and combine with clear, low iron,
tinted or textured glass. Safeguard
toughened, toughened and laminated
or Tego Failsecure products are available.
Safeguard
Tego Failsafe and Failsecure
Glass and polycarbonate products for safety
and security. Bullet resistant and manual
attack performances to BS EN 1063 : 2000 -
“Glass in building - Security Glazing
- Testing and classification of resistance
against bullet attack” and the requirements
of the Loss Prevention Society code LPS1175.
Table1:
Maximum Loads for Safeguard
Useage
Type
Line
Load
(kN/m2)
Uniform
Distributed Load
(kN/m2)
Concentrated
Load
(kN/m2)
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
* heat strengthening or heat soaking to be
included on request.
