Technical Booklet V Glazing·Page 12·2.2
Safe breakage definition and requirements
Safe breakage is defined in BS EN 12600 and BS 6206 standards, based on impact tests that limit the creation of small clear openings with detached particles or non-sharp breakage pieces.
Safe breakage is defined in Clause 4 of BS EN 12600 and also in Clause 5.3 of BS 6206.
Both standards are based on an impact test which requires the result of the impact to be limited to creating –
(a) in relation to BS EN 12600 for glass –
(i) a small clear opening only, with a limit to the size of the detached particles; and
(ii) disintegration, with small detached particles; and
(b) in relation to BS 6206 for plastic glazing sheet material, breakage resulting in separate pieces that are not sharp or pointed.
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