New ISO standards on security glazing will help protect people against terrorist attacks

摘要

Increasing the protection of persons and property from accidental explosion and from the effects of terrorist attacks with high explosives are the aims of the two new ISO International Standards for testing the resistance of security glazing.Design based on knowledge of the air-blast resistance of security glazing reduces the risk of personal injury, pointed out Valerie Block, Secretary of the ISO group of experts that developed the standards, adding: " Explosion resistanceof glazing has become a high priority in many commercial and government buildings as a means of protecting people and property from accidental explosions or the effect of terrorist bombs."