Laminate Glass & Handrails

As of March 2011 the British Standard relating to the frameless balustrade industry has been updated, BS 6180:2011 has now superseded. Both our Posiglaze and Origin frameless systems comply with this new standard. Important note on handrails In recent years the UK has seen an increase in the use of glass balustrades without the installation of handrails. The new BS 6180:2011 clarifies this issue, we have detailed this below, if you need any clarification please get in touch or talk to your local building control. If using toughened glass a handrail must also be used, in addition it must be adequately secured to act as a secondary barrier should the glass fail i.e. the handrail should remain in-situ if a panel breaks.