rica Johnson investigates the hazards of some types of outdoor glass furniture - and the government agency in charge of setting standards.
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Please. I'm all for standards of information on products saying they've been tempered to a specific standard of practice, but Health Canada should not force us to purchase only tempered glass table tops. The real solution is not to be an idiot around your surface tops. The victim of this story did not describe how his surface "exploded", maybe he did something stupid like put his child on top of the surface, or put something heavy on top of it. Any sensible person should know that glass is a delicate surface and should not be abused. If the glass shattered from heat distortion and it was listed as a patio top and it was summer, that's something entirely different. But as long as you don't abuse it (I.E Lean on it, Put your child on it, put something explicitly heavy on it, or jump on it (irresponsibly parents and kids)) You are perfectly safe from any glass surface.