BS AU 242a:1998

Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General
4 Procedure
5 Quality assessment
6 Training
7 Report and record keeping
Annex A (informative) Windscreen damage identification
Annex B (informative) Windscreen zones
Bibliography
Figure A.1 Types of windscreen damage
Figure B.1 Windscreen zones
Table B.1 Windscreen zones and permitted repairs

Provides recommended practices for repairing laminated windscreens damaged by impacts. Applicable to heavy goods vehicles, coaches and passenger cars.

This British Standard gives recommended practices for repairing laminated windscreens damaged by impacts. It applies to heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), coaches and passenger cars.

Recommendations include:

1. the type and size of damage that can be repaired;
2. the area on the windscreen in which repairs of particular types and size can be made;
3. procedures for the repairer;
4. steps to assess the quality of finished repairs;
5. reports and records for completion and retention by the repairer.

This standard does not apply to special types of glazing such as bullet-resistant glazing and glass–plastics glazing.