Saving Lives and Protecting Property

The Facts

With a bomb, an accidental explosion or even should a hurricane or an earthquake strike, the principal cause (by as much as 95%) of death and injury is by flying shards of glass.

A terrorist recently stated that “they use glass as a weapon”!! In a blast, speeds can reach up to 23,000ft per second!

Failed external glazing exposes internal structures to blast shockwaves and high winds; glass can embed walls and furniture, entering air-conditioning vents and computer systems. 

The Pentagon Solution

Safety and Security Film

Pentagon’s FT800 safety and security film is proven to effectively hold glass shards together, protecting against damage, injury and death.  FT800 is recommended for use by the UK Home Office and the US Federal government.

Anchoring and FT800

Pentagon’s Elite and Select edge-retention systems have been designed to form ‘edge anchors’ which in combination with the correct film provide a far more substantial protective solution than film alone. Both systems have passed GSA standards (blast resistance and glass hazard mitigation) and ISO draft standards (16933 glass in building explosion resistant security glazing).

When one of our unique glass anchoring products is combined with FT800 they can:

• prevent glass from shattering in the event of
• bomb blast
• accidental or spontaneous breakage
• natural disaster such as hurricane and earthquake
• stop breaking and entering
• prevent injury  - and meet safety regulations
• provide visual marking - to prevent accidents
• secure the perimeter glazing – an integral part of disaster planning