3M Commercial Safety & Security Film
Address the Vulnerabilities of Windows in Commercial Spaces
Windows are vulnerable, usually representing the weakest part of a building’s envelope. That weakness can pose a major security threat to people, property, and building operations. When glass breaks, it is not only dangerous to the touch, but it creates an opening into the building that puts occupants at risk.
Causes of Glass Breakage
3M Safety & Security Window Film with Impact Protection Adhesive helps to address the vulnerabilities associated with broken glass, regardless of what caused the glass to break in the first place.
School Security Plans
In recent years, schools and universities have begun to incorporate 3M Safety & Security Films with Impact Protection Adhesive as part of their comprehensive security plans. Security film helps to keep students, teachers, and staff safe inside while making it difficult for an armed intruder to gain entry. This delay can provide the valuable time necessary for emergency personnel to respond to the threat.
View real footage of an attempted break-in thwarted by 3M Safety & Security Window Film
Riots / Smash & Grab
One of the fastest ways for an intruder to gain entry into a home or office is through the window. Whether prying the lock or breaking the glass, a building’s window is a weak point. 3M Safety & Security Window Films with Impact Protection Adhesive help deter smash-and-grab burglars, rioters, or looters by eliminating their most crucial weapon – time. Adding shatter-resistance makes penetrating a glass opening more difficult. Since intruders rely on quick and easy access for a successful break-in, a door or window that slows them down is one that will probably make them go away.
Terrorist Bomb
When an explosion occurs, nearby glass may implode into tiny sharp fragments and subject building occupants to a high level of danger. Third party testing has shown that 3M Safety & Security Films with Impact Protection Adhesive hold glass in place during an explosion. 3M fragment retention films meet or exceed federal government standards when tested to the GSA/DOD/USACE Security Criteria.
*Important Notice: These products are not approved in the State of Florida for use as hurricane, windstorm, or impact protection from windborne debris from a hurricane or windstorm. In compliance with Florida Statute 553.842, these products may not be advertised, sold, offered, provided, distributed, or marketed in the State of Florida as hurricane, windstorm, or impact protection from windborne debris from a hurricane or windstorm.
Windstorm
Glass can be your worst enemy during a hurricane. When unprotected glass breaks, shards can be sent flying and cause severe injury to occupants and property damage. 3M Safety & Security Window Films with Impact Protection Adhesive help to keep flying glass from harming occupants and in many cases will help to keep out wind and rain.
Spontaneous Breakage
New highly energy efficient tempered window units are manufactured with nickel sulfide. Nickel sulfide can become unstable and cause glass to spontaneously combust, shatter, and fall to the ground. Anyone underneath the flying glass will be injured and possibly killed. 3M’s Safety & Security Films with Impact Protection Adhesive attachment system can help to hold that broken glass in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do thicker security films provide more tear resistance than thinner security films?
Not necessarily. The 3M understanding that thickness is no substitute for technology was the motivation behind the development and production...
Do you install window film on the inside or outside of a building?
The overwhelming majority of window film is installed on the inside of a window, although it can be installed on...
Can I install 3M Insulating / Sun Control and Safety & Security Window Films myself?
3M Insulating / Sun Control and Safety & Security Films are professionally installed by 3M’s window film dealer network and...
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