The New Toughened Glass Standards: EN 12600 and EN 12150, which have replaced BS 6206

EN 12150 and EN 12600 - The publication of these standards has taken place and the timings mean that these standards were MANDATORY in September 2006. If you have not implemented your FPC or had your product tested, contact us (using the links provided) for advice.

Changes in Building Regulations have meant that the use of safety glass in buildings (toughened, laminated etc) has increased dramatically over the past ten years. This has also lead to a rise in the number of companies commissioning glass toughening plants.

It is compulsory to implement a quality control system into place that tests the finished product, provides traceability & records plus ensuring the product is manufactured and marked correctly in accordance with the relevant standard.

Like BS EN 1279 for IG units, a European Standard on toughened glass is to be enforced. This is expected to be under similar rules in that the manufacturer will be able to make a declaration of conformity.

The Options

  1. CENSolutions can implement a Third Party Audited System to EN12600 and EN12150, such as Kitemark or Q-Mark; using an ISO 9001:2008or similar system to control the complete process.
  2. CENSolutions can provide it's own third party audited system that enables the client / manufacturer to self declare that their products are made and manufactured to the requirements of these standards.
  3. Manufacturers working to either of the above options can, using CENSolutions service of vertical auditing, have peace of mind that their quality system will be examined in detail once every six months. A full report will be issued on the status of their system that will satisfy any auditing requirements of the regulations.
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