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Glass Cutting: Safety Guidelines Fabricators Should Follow

All organizations have a responsibility to keep their employees safe from injury. This is particularly true for glass fabrication companies, as workers are tasked with handling materials and equipment, such as glass-cutting machines, that could potentially harm them if not used correctly and carefully. Consequently, establishing and reiterating safety guidelines is imperative. Otherwise, the company runs the risk of injuries on the job.

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How Is Glass Made?

Glass is a natural and man-made material with many commercial and residential applications. Glass fabrication companies create and customize their products according to customers' needs. This process may include cutting and shaping it to specific dimensions, or color-matching and back-painting it to a requested hue. Finally, a tempering process ensures the glass is strong.

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6 Interesting Facts About Glass

Most people don’t give glass enough credit. Stop to think about it, however, and it becomes crystal clear: Glass can be found pretty much anywhere—in residential homes, commercial offices, restaurants, universities, and sports arenas, among many other venues. Plus, this incredibly versatile and useful material is not solely a human creation. But we’ll get into that in a minute!

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Can You Temper 1/8-Inch Thick Glass?

When a glass fabricator puts glass through the tempering process, the material is first heated in a furnace and then rapidly cooled. As a result, tempered glass is five times stronger than regular or annealed glass. It can better handle thermal stress, which makes it harder to break. And even if tempered glass does break, the pieces aren't sharp and jagged but dull and round, so anyone near the shattered glass is far less likely to be harmed.

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