| There is no doubt that a glass desk is a trendy | | | | breakage. Thus there's a need for caution. |
| furniture piece to have in any office or home. There is | | | | The most common injury that can result from the |
| a unique style that only a glass desk can offer to your | | | | usage of your glass office desk is breakage of the |
| home or office. It helps create an image that just has | | | | glass top into potentially lethal shards. In actual fact, this |
| to attract visitors and customers. | | | | is the most commonly reported mishaps regarding |
| Glass furniture is increasingly becoming more popular | | | | glass furniture. In such reported cases, there have |
| and acceptable, and a large number of homes or | | | | been complaints of these dangerous shards causing |
| business establishments can boast of this. The reason | | | | serious injuries due to disintegration of the glass top. |
| is not far-fetched: there's hardly a better choice of | | | | This has raised concerns about the safety of glass |
| furniture that combines such elegance and charm with | | | | desks in the office and also in the home. |
| functionality. So it's been established that glass desks | | | | Of course manufacturers are aware of this which is |
| are really wonderful furniture, but there's a usually | | | | why most glass furniture pieces are now usually made |
| burning question that comes up: how safe are they? | | | | of safety glass, also known as tempered glass. Injuries |
| There have been several reports of injuries taking | | | | resulting from this kind of glass are minimal and less |
| place as a result of glass mishap. There have even | | | | serious than those resulting from regular glass. In fact in |
| been fatalities resulting from glass related accidents | | | | European Union Countries, all glass furniture including |
| both in the home and at the work place. This brings to | | | | glass desks are mandated by law to be produced |
| mind an event that happened some few years ago. A | | | | from tempered glass. This is because when this type |
| man was carrying a glass desk when the desk | | | | of glass breaks, it fragments into small pieces, and thus |
| imploded, resulting in serious injuries to his jugular veins. | | | | poses no life threatening injury. |
| Eventually, he lost the ability to speak-he became | | | | To ensure your safety, insist on getting glass desk |
| dumb. There are other less frightening but no less | | | | furniture that is made from tempered glass. Patronizing |
| important reports of accidents resulting from glass | | | | reputable stores is a good way of ensuring this. |