SAFETY REGULATIONS AFFECTING GLAZING

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Our staff will inform you of safety regulations relating to the use of glass in the home.

 

The key phrase in the updated British Standard "BS 6262: Part 4: 1994 Code of Practice for

Glazing for Buildings" is "critical locations".

 

All glazing fitted in these defined locations in domestic buildings must be safe.

 

A "critical location" is that part of a door, wall, or other part of a building most likely to be subject to an

accident involving human impact.

 

The diagram shows where these critical locations are in a dwelling.

All glass that falls totally or partially in the shaded areas of the diagram must meet the

safety standards of British Standard 6206.

 

This means that the glass must be toughened, laminated, wired, or have a plastic film coating. Ordinary annealed glass of minimum thickness

6mm may be used in small panes, provided that it is no wider than 250mm, and the overall area of each pane is no more than 0.5m2.

 

For further information about use of glass in the home or workplace or you would like to make a general enquiry

call us today on 01179 562364 -  or email: kewglazing@gmail.com