Safe glazing alternatives are readily available

SAFTIFIRST  offers innovative fire-rated safety glazing solutions. We provide a range of options to replace traditional wired glass. And now, SAFTIFIRST™ also offers a certified field-filming program as the most inexpensive way to upgrade existing wired and ceramic glazing to meet the highest CPSC impact-safety standards. SAFTIFIRST™ is an American manufacturer with distributors throughout the U.S.

Each of the SAFTIFIRST products described below meet the highest impact resistance standard of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which means they can withstand 400 foot pounds of impact (Cat II).

• SuperLite I — rated 20 to 30 minutes, a cost-effective specialty tempered, wireless glazing alternative.

• SuperLite I-XL  — rated 20 to 60 minutes, the first patented, heat-reflective specialty tempered, fire-rated glass in the U.S. AHJ approval necessary for applications requiring hose stream test.

• SuperLite I-W — rated 20 to 90 minutes, the first patented safety wired glass product to meet the highest federal impact standard.

• SuperLite II-XL  — rated 20 to 120 minutes, offers high-performance resistance to the transmission of radiant heat. Meets ASTM E119 test requirements as a barrier to temperature rise.

• Pyran® Platinum F  — rated 20 to 180 minutes, an environmentally friendly ceramic glass free of toxins and heavy metals, offers optical clarity without an unsightly tint or the additional cost of surface polishing often required of other ceramic glass products.

• Certified Field Filming Program — designed to upgrade existing fire-rated wired and ceramic glazing to meet the highest CPSC impact-resistance standard.
  Note: Fire-rated glazing applications of 60 minutes or more may impose a size limitation of 100 square inches.

Choose replacement glass carefully

A word of caution. It is important that the glazing used to replace unsafe wired glass meets both impact-safety and fire-safety standards. This is especially challenging because Underwriters Laboratories (UL) continues to certify and mark unsafe, traditional wired glass. Unsafe and illegal wired glass with the UL mark is currently on the marketplace. SAFTIFIRST™ products are tested and marked by Intertek/Warnock Hersey (WHI), which is the equivalent of a UL mark. Each of the SAFTIFIRST™ products listed above are guaranteed to meet the highest federal impact standard and all fire-safety and building code standards.

Stimulus money can be used to replace unsafe wired glass

Two of the 12 school stimulus funding programs are ideal for upgrading unsafe wired glass: the $48.6 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund; and the $22 billion Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) program. Take advantage of the stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Education to make your schools safer by replacing unsafe wired glass with SAFTIFIRST glazing solutions that meet both the highest impact safety standards as well as fire-safety building codes. Contact SAFTIFIRST today for more information, to receive a quote, or to place an order.