Flat Glass Storage and Handling

Mandatory - Must be Applied at all Locations

• The handling of flat glass involves the risk of serious personal injury.
• All flat glass supplied to our sites must be:
• On purposed made stillages compliant to BS EN 13035
• Inclined at correct angle – 5-6 degrees from vertical
• Individually banded with belts or straps manufactured in accordance with the requirements of EN 132464.
• On removal of glass from stillage consideration must be given to the remaining glass to be secured appropriately
• Due to the nature of glass transportation there is a risk that a vacuum can be created between sheets therefore appropriate transit pads must be fixed to protect the glass and reduce the risk of injury when unpacking whereby a vacuum could cause a collapse of glass.
• Stillages used in lifting must be of adequate strength for the particular load and lifting operation.