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- Glass is a fragile material and has low resistance
to impact. By increasing the thickness of glass its resistance
improves but risks associated with the fragility can not
be prevented.
- By applying secondary processes to glass, safety and
security can be provided where risks associated with broken
glass can be reduced and people and goods can be protected
against accidental impacts or attacks.
- Referring to glazing terms, safety means reducing the
risk of injury associated with broken glass by accidental
impact. Glass used in interior applications should be
toughened or laminated in order to reduce the risk of
injuries caused by broken glass.
- The term "security" is related to the protection of
people and goods against attacks from outside. Glasses
to be used for this purpose have to be laminated.
- Safety and security performances of glass are determined
in accordance to the test methods specified in standards
EN 12600 and EN 356:
- EN 12600 determines the classification for
flat glass products by resistance to impact
and breakage characteristics.
- EN 356 defines the classification of flat
glass products by resistance against manual
attack.
- TRC Duracam® is the brand name
for safety glass, and TRC Lameks®
is the brand name
for safety and security glasses of Trakya Cam.
- TRC Duracam® and TRC Lameks®
should be used in critical locations mentioned below to
avoid injuries that might be caused by glass breakage:
- Low level glazing within 80 cm of floor
level,
- Glazing from floor level to ceiling (without
any frame in between),
- Glazing in doors and glazing adjacent to
doors as well,
- Overhead glazing.
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