HazL - Window Fragment Hazard Level Analysis 1.2

HazL – Window Fragment Hazard Level Analysis is a specialized tool designed to help engineers, safety consultants, and building owners assess the risk posed by glass fragments when glazing is damaged by blast, impact, or extreme wind events. It streamlines the process of translating glazing response into clear, defensible hazard ratings so teams can make informed design, retrofit, and mitigation decisions.

Key capabilities:

• Hazard rating assessment: Classifies glass fragment risk levels based on user-defined criteria and commonly referenced industry practices.
• Scenario modeling: Evaluates a range of events, including accidental explosions, intentional blasts, and windborne debris impacts.
• Flexible inputs: Supports detailed glazing specifications (pane geometry, make-up, interlayers/films, edge conditions) and event data (e.g., pressure-time histories or response outputs).
• Results visualization: Produces concise visual summaries of expected fragment distribution, throw distances, and occupant exposure zones.
• Reporting and traceability: Generates audit-ready reports that document assumptions, inputs, methods, and results for reviews and approvals.
• Sensitivity studies: Compares alternatives and highlights parameter changes that most affect hazard levels.

Who it’s for:

• Facade and protective design engineers
• Security and risk consultants
• Facility managers and building owners
• Insurers and code reviewers

Benefits:

• Faster, more consistent hazard evaluations
• Clear communication of risk to stakeholders
• Support for selecting glazing upgrades, films, or laminates
• Better prioritization of retrofits and protective measures

Use HazL to turn complex glazing response data into practical, action-oriented insights that improve occupant safety and inform resilient building design.

HazL - Window Fragment Hazard Level Analysis is developed by USACE Protective Design Center and is used by 1 user of Software Informer. The most popular version of this product among our users is 1.2.

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