The Joint Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee BD/7 on Glazing and Fixing of glass to supersede AS 2208-1978, Safety glazing materials for use in buildings (human impact considerations).
This Standards covers tests to be carried out for the different types of safety glazing material such as laminated, toughened, heat strengthened, toughened laminated, liquid laminated, safety wired, organic-coated, plastic and organic-backed safety mirrors.