National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12600:2002. It partially supersedes BS 6206:1981 which remains current for the testing and classification of plastics glazing sheet material until the publication of a corresponding British Standard.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/520, Glass and glazing in building, to Subcommittee B/520/4, Properties and glazing methods.

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Building and Civil Engineering Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 9 January 2003

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 August 2002.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 12600:2002) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 129 "Glass in building", the secretariat of which is held by IBN/BIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2003.

In this European Standard the annexes A, B and C are normative and the Annex D is informative.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Introduction

This European Standard is a test method standard, which is intended to classify flat glass products used in buildings, by performance under impact and by mode of breakage. The classification by drop height corresponds to graded values of energy transmitted by the impact of a person.

The classification system in this European Standard relates to increasing personal safety by:

the reduction of cutting and piercing injuries to persons;
the containment characteristics of the material.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies a pendulum impact test method for single flat panes of glass for use in buildings. The test is intended to classify flat glass products in three principal classes by performance under impact and by mode of breakage.

This standard does not specify requirements for applications, nor does it specify requirements for durability.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Test requirements

5 Test method

5.1 Test apparatus

5.2 Test pieces

5.3 Impact test procedure

6 Classification

6.1 General

6.2 Drop height class

6.3 Mode of breakage

7 Test report

BS EN 12600:2002

Glass in building. Pendulum test. Impact test method and classification for flat glass

Current

Published:

9 Jan 2003