Safety Window Films

Access Protections Solutions offers safety window films and installation services to customers across Canada. Just like security window films, safety window films are an integral part of commercial and residential buildings that are looking to add an extra layer of protection for their customers and occupants. Essentially, what appears as a thin, clear, and barely detectable application, most often on the inside of the glass window is actually a micro-layered, tear-resistant material that keeps the glass in place and prevents flying shards from causing injuries to passersby or the building occupants.

Windows can break due to a number of reasons, including forced robberies, vandalism, severe weather, and accidents. However, safety films can minimize the threat to people, possessions and property. They also make the rescue or cleanup process simpler and more efficient.

What Are Safety Window Films

Also called Shatter-Resistant Window Films (SRWF), or anti-shatter films, safety window films improve the post-failure performance of your existing glass windows. SRWF is a laminate that holds the fragments of broken glass together in one sheet, effectively reducing the threat of flying glass fragments that threaten life and property.

Shatter-resistant window films are an excellent choice for adding a layer of protection to critical infrastructures, such as government facilities, transportation venues, airports, and other important buildings that may be vulnerable to terror attacks or other threats. Usually made from polyester-based materials and coated with high-power adhesives, window protective films also feature UV blockers that protect against damaging UV rays without compromising on the optical characteristics of the glass.

Benefits of Safety Window Films

Whether it is severe weather conditions, natural disasters, break-ins, vandalism, or accidents, glass windows are vulnerable to many external threats. Shatter-resistant window films are the ideal choice for preventing window shattering or flying glass shards that can injure people or damage property and possessions.

Applications of Safety Window Films

Both safety window films and security window films offer a reliable defense against unforeseen elements. Combined with anti-graffiti window films, they can protect and fortify the commercial windows in many buildings. For example, they are useful for retail storefronts, public and government buildings that are targets for acts of vandalism, as well as other commercial buildings, such as schools, hospitals, food establishments, and more.

In fact, protective window films are also highly beneficial for residential use, as windows and doors are the main points of break-ins, forced entry or other external threats to the home. Moreover, although not a common occurrence in Canada, shatter-resistant window films have excellent blast mitigation capabilities, making them an important tool for protecting people and property in spaces prone to such threats.

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Types of Safety Window Films

Shatterproof window films are available in packaged rolls that are 24 inches to 72 inches wide in an assortment of sizes and finishes. The thickness may range from 2 to 14 mil, but most critical government infrastructure relies on a 8 to 14 mil anti-shatter security film.

Offering UV protection, safety glass films are available in clear, frosted and tinted options. Some products are also designed to provide high heat rejection resulting in improved indoor comfort and energy cost savings. Shatter-resistant window films have a proven track record of saving lives and property by holding together the glass shards even if the window is broken to pieces.

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Access Protection sells and installs safety window films to help protect businesses and families across Canada from smash-and-grab, break-ins, and other high-impact events that can cause damage to life and property. We also offer other commercial and residential window film solutions that may be of interest to you such as solar window films, anti-graffiti window film, window film to prevent bird strikes and residential and commercial window tinting. If you need more information, please feel free to contact us.