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November 24, 2009Lamination process can help prevent shatteringThey are popular items found in homes across the country, but glass tables in your living room or on your patio could be a safety hazard. Team 5's Susan Wornick, however, reported that things may be changing.
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November 6, 2009A Victorian swimming pool in Edinburgh has been closed after a glass panel fell from its roof, leaving a man with large cut on his arm.The 25-year-old man was struck at about 1500 GMT on Thursday [Nov. 5] at Warrender Swim Centre in Thirlestane Road, according to a Nov. 6 BBC report.
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August 20, 2009A man has died after a sheet of glass fell on him while he was working at a building supplies warehouse in Derby. Emergency services were called to the Build Center on Ascot Drive in the city after the glass fell on the man.
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August 11, 2009A man died when he fell on a large shard of glass after throwing a woman through a shop window in a street row.The 30-year-old victim was seen arguing with the woman in the Regent Street area of London's West End shortly after 2 a.m. this morning. Witnesses told police he hurled the woman against the window of a branch of Banana Republic, after several blows the glass shattered and the couple...
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March 27, 2009Authorities in Las Vegas say two window washers suffered minor injuries when a cable holding up their platform at a hotel-casino snapped during high winds.Spokesman Scott Allison says Clark County firefighters pulled the two men to safety Thursday through a 15th floor window at the Wynn Resorts-owned Encore Las Vegas. He says both were wearing safety harnesses.
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February 27, 2009Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a range of industries worldwide, today announced the expansion of its safety glazing testing and certification services with the addition of bullet resistance testing for glass and fenestration products. This addition gives Intertek the ability to provide glass manufacturers a compete solution for testing and certifying glass...
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February 20, 2009A number of children have been treated for minor cuts after glass shattered above a swimming pool in Swansea.
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January 19, 2009As Barack Obama prepares for Tuesday’s inauguration, so is American Defense System Inc. [Hicksville, N.Y.] They created the bulletproof glass that will shield Obama. Armen Keteyian took a look at this high grade glass and its designers.When Barack Obama first stepped out on the stage as president-elect, a new transparent shield made its own debut, according to a Jan. 16 CBS report.
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January 17, 2009What can you do to avoid birds hitting your windows? Windows are invisible to birds. Lethal strikes have been documented by birds taking off from a perched position more than three feet from a window. Half of bird strikes are fatal, with the birds dying from head trauma. Window strikes occur year around and conservative estimates place the number of bird strikes in the U.S. alone at 100 million...
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January 17, 2009The Protective Glazing Council International, Topeka, Kan., will host a monthly Webinar series for architects, building owners, specifiers, glazing contractors and others in the architectural community, according to a Jan. 16 release. The free series will focus on various industry topics and will run for an hour. Scheduled for the last Friday of each month, the first Webinar will...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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