How To Transport Glass Sheet

You ll need to brace the glass to keep it rigid and upright while it s being moved.

How to transport glass sheet. Press half the width of the tape along one side of an edge of the glass then fold the other half of the tape over the edge and press it against. Always carry glass from the top of the sheet or at the sides of the sheet near the top. Load the window glass into a moving van or truck so that it is upright and leaning at a roughly 45 degree. It is important to protect your hands when transporting glass as it can severely cut you if it breaks or shatters.

Most passenger vehicles won t accommodate an upright sheet of glass that s more than about 2 feet high and a few feet in length. Assume that it might break away at any moment. According to the glass and glazing federation s glass handling storage and transport code of practice manual sheet glass can be hand carried by one or two people lifted and carried in a sling by a couple of people or moved in a custom webbed cradle via a crane using a trained operator depending upon the size of the sheet. Keeping this possibility in mind will cause you to dress and act safely.

You will only be able to use a standard vehicle to transport small panes of glass. Put on your gloves. This helps reinforce the entire structure and will keep most of the glass shards together if the pane breaks during transport.