Safety Glass Windows

Safety glass is glass that is specifically designed to be less likely to break and less prone to inflicting injury when it breaks.

Safety glass windows.

It also includes glass that is manufactured for strength or fire resistance. Glass that is not laminated shows only two reflections from the two surfaces of the glass. Tempered glass also known as tempered safety glass is defined as glass that is heat treated to be stronger and more durable than standard annealed glass up to four times stronger. A federal law mandates safety glass for areas that have the possibility of impact by a person such as sliding glass doors and low windows in walking areas.

None of this should be interpreted to exclude using safety tempered glass for in a location that you decide warrants it. The vinyl interlayer holds the glass together if the glass is broken or impaled. Laminated safety glass is commonly used for automotive windshields but the safety benefits are applicable to the household too. Safety glass breaks in a way that prevents human injuries and property damage.

While ordinary glass usually shatters into very sharp shards some types of safety glass breaks into small blunt. Another name for this type of glass is toughened glass. There are exceptions allowed for decorative glass in windows also along with the addition of a sturdy rail in front of the glass and outboard panes of insulating glass in a high location.