Important Things to Know About Acrylic Sneeze-Guards

Due to COVID-19, we have to follow lots of rules and regulations such as wearing a mask, face shield, gloves, using sanitizers, soaps, and maintain physical distancing. Why should we maintain physical distancing? COVID-19 virus spreads through the droplets that remain suspended in air and we can only prevent such droplets to enter in our body by wearing such protective gears. However, in working spaces such as offices, banks, or other counter settings where there is a huge amount of customer interaction, it is necessary to use some barriers along with protective gears for maintaining optimal physical or social distancing. These protective barriers are commonly known as sneeze guards and those made of acrylic material are known as acrylic sneeze guards. Acrylic sneeze guards are mandatory, and you can easily install such guards in your reception area to protect your employees from being caught by virus infection.

What to Choose for the Sneeze Guards?

You can easily find such sneeze guards installed in corporate offices, healthcare clinics, food outlets, retail stores, railway station and airports. These guards are like a clear and transparent partition between your employees and customers, and these guards are available in various types with different measures of thickness. Even, you can continue to use them after this pandemic period because these guards will add more value to your property. If you want to save your cost, then you can choose extruded acrylic sneeze guards.

People may think that Plexiglass and acrylic are the same, but they are different. Plexiglass is a type of acrylic material and they are more transparent, sturdy and scratch-resistant. They would not crack like extruded acrylic, and you can use Plexiglass for your sneeze guards.

But if you want to use such acrylic sneeze guards for years then you can choose polycarbonate material. It is much thicker such as bulletproof glass, and you can contact the manufacturer to use polycarbonate material for your sneeze guards. Plus, you can cover a large area with a polycarbonate sheet with edges made of metal.

Decide the thickness of the acrylic sneeze guards:

• Standard acrylic sneeze guards are available with 1/8" or 0.118 - 0.125 thickness, and you can use such guards for your small offices. These guards can also be used as table divider, or to make some partition on the conference table. These guards are less expensive, and they are made of extruded acrylic material.

• If you want to use such acrylic sheets as room divider then you must choose 1/4" or ~0.25 sheets. You can also install aluminium frame around acrylic sheets, and you can easily relocate them from one place to another when required. You can use extruded acrylic sheets or cell cast for the same.

• If you want to cover a large area such as hospital, shopping mall, airport or large offices then you need to choose thick material for sneeze guards. You can opt to go for 2/3" to 1" thick guards and they will provide complete protection against cough and infection spread. These thick acrylic sheets are best to prevent COVID-19 virus spread.

What Are the Benefits of Acrylic Sneeze Guards?

As you know we must ensure physical distancing in all offices to prevent COVID-19, so you need to use such acrylic sneeze guards in the high-traffic area to protect your employees. You can create some pass-through-windows on your reception desks to pass pens, papers and other required stuff through these windows.

For the service area and velvet stands, you need to use full-body sneeze guards. You need to customize such sneeze guards according to your employee’s height. Even, you can use such guards as dividers, and install them on your wooden table as well. You can make some triangular-shaped cubicle with such acrylic sheets and cover the open cubicles of your employees for their complete protection. To add durability, you can use metal or aluminium frames for these acrylic guards. To know more and customize your sneeze guards, you can contact the manufacturers.