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      What role does my windshield play to ensure my safety in an accident?

      The windshield provides a significant amount of strength to the structural support in the cabin of the vehicle. For instance, in a front end collision the windshield provides up to 45% of the structural integrity of the cabin of the vehicle and in a rollover, up to 60%.

      Think about that for just a moment. How would you like for over half of the force of a collision to be absorbed by YOU because your windshield flew out in an accident? It happens more times than most of us are aware.

      The windshield is an integral part of the safety restraint system in your car. It keeps the roof from crushing in on you in a rollover, it allows the airbags to deploy in the correct position to cushion passengers, and prevents you and your family from being ejected in a serious collision. It’s important to your family’s safety that the automotive glass in your vehicle be installed properly.

      About the Auto Glass Safety Council™

      The Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the safe repair and replacement of auto glass. The AGSC was founded and is supported by companies in the auto glass repair and replacement industry that keep safe repair and replacement as their primary goal and is an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards development organization. It has developed and continuously maintains North America’s only auto glass replacement standard, the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standard (AGRSS™) ANSI/AGSC/AGRSS 005-2022 which addresses procedures, education and product performance. Through its National Windshield Repair Division (NWRD), it has developed the Repair of Laminated Auto Glass Standard (ROLAGS™), ANSI/AGSC/NWRD/ROLAGS 002-2022, which addresses procedures, education and product performance relating to auto glass repair. Automotive glass, especially the windshield, has become an important part of the safety envelope in your vehicle. Proper automotive glass replacement is important to maintain the structural integrity and safety features of the vehicle. As an educated consumer, you’ll want to do everything you can to insure your automotive glass is replaced using the proper procedures and that the company doing the work is registered with the Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC).

      We recommend that you always use an AGSC Registered Member Company for your auto glass replacements. AGSC Registered Member Companies not only agree to abide by the ANSI/AGSC/AGRSS™ Standard (AGRSS Standard) but they also regularly undergo extensive on-site validation audits performed by an independent third-party auditor.

      AGSC Registered Member Companies have agreed to use products that meet or exceed ANSI Z 26.1, all pertinent Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and the AGRSS™ Standard.

      AGSC Registered Member Companies are required, according to the AGRSS™ Standard, to be certified by their adhesive manufacturer on a regular basis.

      We recommend that you always be aware of the warranty for your auto glass installation should there be one.

      AGSC Registered Member Companies are required, according to the AGRSS™ Standard, to notify you both before and after your windshield installation of the safe drive away time for your vehicle. The safe drive away time is the amount of time necessary for a given adhesive system to attain drive-away strength after an adhesive bonded glass part is set in place. The amount of time can vary depending on several factors (i.e. weather, humidity, elevation). Adhesive manufacturers provide the safe drive away time, based on the varying factors, in their adhesive instruction manuals.

      Questions to Ask

      Ask these important questions of any shop before giving them the job. (Click each question to view the recommended answer.)