Common Terminology
Vandal
The Oxford Dictionary defines a vandal as a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property.
Vandal Resistant and Anti-Vandal
The terms vandal resistant and anti-vandal have many varying definitions, and are often used interchangeably, especially in educational, healthcare and public settings.
Vandal resistant and anti-vandal refer to features or designs incorporated into products and spaces specifically aimed at deterring or preventing acts of vandalism or intentional damage to property. These features can include durable materials, robust construction, rounded edges, concealed components, reinforced structures, and tamper-resistant fixtures.
By implementing vandal resistant and anti-vandal measures, the risk of property damage, disruption of services, and associated costs can be significantly reduced. It is important because it helps protect infrastructure, ensures the smooth operation of essential services, and contributes to creating safe and well-maintained environments for everyone to enjoy.
Vandal Resistant and Anti-Vandal Products
The selection of suitable products for use in facilities and public areas is the responsibility of building designers, facility owners, facility managers, and builders.
In Australia, currently there are no official standards for building designers or product manufacturers to refer to regarding vandal resistant and anti-vandal product design.
At Galvin Engineering, we incorporate anti-vandal elements like durable materials, robust construction, rounded edges, concealed components, reinforced structures, and tamper-resistant fixtures, to minimise the risk of vandalism.
To ensure our products are best in class, our Research and Development team test our products inhouse, and rely on the knowledge and resources of our trusted supplier partners, like Wallgate in the UK (ISO 19712-3: 2022 Plastics — Decorative solid surfacing materials; Part 3: Determination of properties — Solid surface shapes).
Disclaimer
Galvin Engineering offers a range of vandal resistant and anti-vandal products designed to reduce the risk of vandalism, but we cannot offer any guarantee that this will not take place. Therefore, it is important to understand that installation of these products will not eliminate all risks.
When we use the terms vandal resistant and/or anti-vandal about our products, it means that we have designed and tested these products to reduce the risk of that product being vandalised. They will not protect or prevent damage when the risks where unknown to us at the time of the design of the products.
Galvin Engineering recommends that designers, installers, facility managers, and anyone intending to rely on or use any products displayed in our literature or on our website, satisfy themselves about the suitability of the products for their intended use in the building design, and ensure they are being installed, used, and maintained in accordance with our instructions. Facility managers, clinicians, and carers need to confirm that adequate risk mitigation controls are in place.
Galvin Engineering makes no express or implied warranties regarding the ability of the product to prevent vandalism. No responsibility is assumed by Galvin Engineering for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of any products sold by Galvin Engineering. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Galvin Engineering excludes all liability for damage or injury to any person, damage to any property, and any indirect consequential claims, loss or damage.
