Safety glass is used in a whole range of circumstances where normal glass could put us in potential danger should it be impacted. There are several different types of safety glass available, but the general feature of all are that they are shatter-resistant and cause minimum injury should they break.

There are several types of safety glass. The first of which is laminated safety glass. This works by sandwiching a thin layer of flexible plastic film in between one or more layers of glass. If the glass is smashed the plastic film helps hold the glass together preventing pieces from flying everywhere. The film is also relatively stretchy meaning it also prevents the glass from breaking quite so easily in the first place.

Safety glass also has the added benefit of having 99.9% UV protection as well as reducing the transmission of high frequency sounds.

Another type of safety glass is tempered safety glass. Tempered glass offers safety by
breaking differently to normal glass. It breaks into small pebble-like pieces that have no sharp edges meaning it is much less likely to cause injury. Tempered safety glass is formed using heat. The glass is heated then quickly cooled, and the glass is up to ten times as strong as normal glass.

Some of the most common uses of tempered safety glass include: computer
monitors, refrigerator shelves, bus shelters, oven doors and storm doors.