Safety & Security Window Film
Safety, Security & Impact Protection Film Systems
Glass Wrap designs and installs safety & security window film systems that help hold glass together under impact, forced-entry attempts, accidents, and storm events. These films are engineered to reduce glass hazards and delay intrusion when used as part of a properly designed system with compatible glass, framing, and attachment methods.
What Is Safety & Security Window Film?
How Security Film Systems Help Protect People & Property
Safety and security window films are multi-layer, tear-resistant polyester films that bond to the interior surface of the glass. When glass breaks, the film helps hold fragments together and, when combined with an attachment system, can help keep the entire filmed lite in the frame longer during an event.
How Safety & Security Film Works
When glass is impacted or fractured, unprotected glazing typically shatters and falls out of the frame as loose shards. Safety & security film creates a bonded membrane that helps hold those fragments together, reducing the risk of flying glass and helping the opening remain closed longer.
On higher-risk projects, security film is paired with a properly designed attachment system and, when applicable, is selected based on available test data for forced entry, blast, or storm-related performance. The result is a more resilient glazing system—not unbreakable glass, but glass that behaves more predictably under stress.
What Security Film Systems Help With
- Helps reduce the risk of injury from flying or falling glass.
- Helps delay intruders during smash-and-grab or forced-entry attempts.
- Helps keep openings closed longer during storms or blast-related events.
- Supports hazard mitigation in schools, government, and public facilities.
- Can be integrated with solar control to also manage heat, glare, and UV.
Important: Security film enhances the performance of existing glazing—it does not make glass unbreakable or automatically code-compliant without a tested system and proper design.
Safety & Security Film Series
Glass Wrap Safety & Security Options
Glass Wrap specifies security film systems from multiple manufacturers through our own curated series. Each system is matched to your glass type, risk profile, and budget—whether the priority is general glass safety, intrusion delay, storm hazard mitigation, or school security.
Applications
Where Safety & Security Film Is Commonly Used
Glass Wrap serves a wide range of commercial, public, and institutional facilities across the Gulf Coast. We prioritize high-risk and high-liability locations first, then support broader campus or portfolio rollouts as budgets allow.
Education
Schools & Campuses
Entrances, sidelites, and vulnerable glazing in K–12 schools, higher education, and private campuses seeking added security and glass hazard reduction.
Retail & Office
Storefronts & Commercial Buildings
Storefront windows, lobby glass, and street-facing glazing where intrusion delay and glass hazard reduction are priorities.
Public & Critical
Government, Healthcare & Critical Facilities
Municipal buildings, medical facilities, military-adjacent sites, and other locations where public safety and liability mitigation are key concerns.
Our Process
How Glass Wrap Designs Safety & Security Film Solutions
We approach every security film project as a system design issue, not just a film sale. That means understanding your risks, glazing conditions, budgets, and any applicable codes or standards before we recommend a path forward.
Step-by-Step Project Approach
- Site Walk & Glazing Survey: Document glass types, framing conditions, and priority openings.
- Risk & Goal Definition: Clarify whether you are focused on intrusion delay, glass hazard reduction, storm mitigation, or a combination.
- System Design: Recommend film type, thickness, and any needed attachment systems based on your goals and existing conditions.
- Standards & Documentation: When applicable, reference relevant test data and direct you to our testing & standards overview.
- Installation & Phasing: Plan installation around your operations, with clear communication about downtime and access.
Integration with Attachment Systems & Testing
On many security-driven projects, film selection is only part of the solution. We frequently pair safety & security films with engineered attachment systems so the glazing behaves closer to tested configurations during an event.
For government, education, and coastal work, we also pay close attention to the testing standards that drive project requirements, so that performance claims remain responsible and traceable back to real data.
Performance & Limitations
Setting Clear Expectations for Safety & Security Film
Honest communication about what security film can and cannot do is essential—for occupant safety, project liability, and long-term trust. We always position film as a performance enhancement, not a magic shield.
What Security Film Systems Can Do
- Help hold broken glass fragments together during an event.
- Help keep glass in the frame longer under many impact conditions.
- Help delay intruders by making glazing harder and slower to breach.
- Reduce the risk of flying glass hazards inside the building.
- Support certain tested configurations for security, blast, or storm mitigation when designed appropriately.
What Security Film Systems Do Not Guarantee
- They do not make glass unbreakable or “bulletproof.”
- They do not, by themselves, make non-rated glass a code-compliant hurricane, blast, or ballistic system.
- They do not guarantee that intruders, storms, or blasts will be prevented from breaching an opening.
- They do not replace the need for engineered glazing, proper hardware, and broader physical security measures.
Actual performance depends on the exact glass type, frame construction, film thickness, attachment system, installation quality, and how closely the installed system matches documented testing.
Disclaimer: Safety & security window film is intended to enhance the performance of existing glazing systems. It does not, by itself, convert non-rated glass into a code-approved hurricane, blast, or forced-entry glazing system unless used as part of a configuration tested and approved to those standards. Glass Wrap does not claim or imply that film or related systems will prevent injury, damage, or entry in all conditions. For projects requiring compliance with specific codes or standards, we recommend reviewing applicable testing, engaging the appropriate design professionals, and using our testing & standards overview as a general educational resource only.
Ready to Review Your Glass & Security Risks?
Schedule a Safety & Security Window Film Assessment
Share your facility type, areas of concern, and existing security measures. Glass Wrap will survey your glazing, discuss practical upgrade options, and recommend a security film system that supports your broader safety strategy.