Oct 30 2009
Parents: Tables made out of non-tempered glass could be dangerous.
I was watching NBC Today the other day and they were warning parents who were watching about having furniture in the home that have glass which isn’t made to be tempered glass. You would normally find these in coffee tables or vanity mirrors.
A child faced an accident while playing inside their home. The parents were nearby. They heard a loud crash inside the house and found their little girl on the floor with broken glass allegedly from the coffee table. One of the pieces pierced the girls side going through her body nearly missing her lungs and her heart. Luckily, she came out of the operation fine and that is where the warning came.
If you have any furniture inside the home with glass which is non-tempered – - you might want to re-think it for the safety of your kids. Either remove the furniture with non-tempered glass from your home or replace it with tempered glass or replace glass mirrors with an acrylic mirror to provide a safer environment for your kids.
Tempered glass is what your car windshield is made out of. When it breaks, it simply crumbles and does not produce large sharp pieces that could endanger piercing or hurting anyone. You can have regular glass turned into tempered glass for a fee. Check out your local listings.
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