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Architecture & Construction
Press Release
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001--A free
CD that demonstrates how Scotchshield
ultra safety and security window
films from 3M
can help lessen the danger to
humans when glass is shattered
now is available. These protective
films, professionally applied
directly onto glass windows
throughout the world in buildings
from skyscrapers to private
homes, can mitigate damage from
industrial explosions, earthquakes,
hurricanes, and smash-and-grab
crimes. Practically invisible,
Scotchshield ultra safety and
security window films hold glass
in place upon impact.
The new demonstration CD covers
the results of rigorous testing
in independent laboratories
and demonstrates how Scotchshield
security films can help retain
shattered window glass and mitigate
potential damage to humans.
In the past decade, studies
have shown that a high number
of disaster-related injuries
and deaths are the result of
glass injuries. For example,
in the 1996 bombing that killed
19 U.S. airmen in Saudi Arabia,
12 of the deaths were the result
of glass injuries and 90 percent
of all injuries involved lacerations
from shattered glass.
As a result of Scotchshield
window films proven performance,
the United States Department
of State in 1999 named 3M
an approved supplier of window
film for embassy security upgrades
throughout the world. Scotchshield
security film also protects
the windows at important government
buildings, as well as numerous
airport terminals throughout
the world, including Reagan
National Airport in Washington,
D.C.
"Recently, the demand
for our security film products
and requests for information
have risen significantly,"
said James E. Mannix, marketing
manager,
3M
Consumer Safety and Light Management
Department. "This CD should
help answer many of the questions
we have received and get the
word out that there are steps
people can take to make a glass
environment safer. Professionally
installed Scotchshield security
window films have long been
used as precautions against
natural disasters and crime,
and now they are becoming an
even more significant defense
technology."
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