OUR OBJECTIVE

•The association is a public, non-profit organisation established for the following sole objective:
To set the standards for the transparent security barrier industry and maintain such standards.

Installation minimum standards:

•Holes in bar must be at least 1 mm larger in diameter than the fixing screw/pop rivet;

•The edge of the hole in bar must be 1.5 times the thickness of the bar away from the bar edge;

•Maximum spacing of 120 mm between bars - if fixing points are < 700 mm apart;

•Maximum spacing of 100 mm between bars - if fixing points are > 700 mm apart;

•Maximum spacing of 100 mm between bars - if fixing points are > 1000 mm apart, plus cross sections are required;

•Only stainless-steel rivets may be used - no aluminium pop rivets for burglar bars may be used;

•Minimum of 40 mm (length) woodscrews or similar may be used on wood;

•Minimum of 1-year installers warranty;

•Installation must be as secure as possible.

Inform your client

Information on quotation or document to customer:

List TBASA minimum standards for polycarbonate and installation;

Confirm that the polycarbonate used for installation will apply to TBASA minimum standards;

Confirm that the installation specifications and methods used will apply to TBASA minimum standards;

TBASA member number.

Quarantee to client

•1-Year workmanship warranty; •Qualified technicians; •Professional and courteous; •Strict Code of Conduct - TBASA.

Assurance

•Insurance companies - Ensure that TBASA minimum standards comply with insurance standards, and that its concerns are kept close at heart. •Suppliers - Ensure that ONLY polycarbonate materials which comply with TBASA specifications are distributed for security barriers. •DIY - The product must comply with TBASA minimum standards with clear installation instructions for the use of burglar bars.