G L A S S D I V I D E R S
What can organizations do to curtail COVID-19 spread while
& P A R T I T I O N S
accommodating employee comfort and productivity?
The following best practices can help you successfully develop and implement a plan for
a
The Office
safe and efficient COVID-19 office environment:
Environment
P R E S E N T L Y
S H O R T – T E R M
of the Future
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Examine your current office design.
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Finalize new office setups and rearrange how new
Revise pre-COVID-19 workstations to
COVID-19 modifications and design will look like once
incorporate social distancing. CDC social
employees return.
With COVID-19 lockdown restrictions easing
distancing guidelines advise individuals:
throughout the country and businesses
“Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length)
•
Decide how new furniture items fit in once the office
from every industry slowly reopening and
reopens.
from other people.”
welcoming employees back, employers
and office managers find themselves in the
•
Ensure new solutions are easily adaptable for employees
•
Think of easy adaptable changes to
precarious situation of protecting the health
and any visitors—while keeping to social distancing
existing layouts and workstations.
and safety of team members, customers,
guidelines.
and clients while simultaneously maintaining
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Reconfigure desks to include glass
long-standing environments of collaboration
barriers or dividers when the CDC’s social
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Sanitize items that can be re-used to adhere to improved
and communication.
distancing guidelines can’t be achieved.
health and safety standards.
Designs must be readjusted, schematics
•
Implement additional glass dividers—
•
Discard items that no longer meet new safety and
modified. State and federal guidelines must
so-called “sneeze guards”—or glass
sanitary requirements.
be followed, and mandates adhered to.
partitions behind and to the sides of
Updated strategies and recommendations
workstations, for total sanitary protection.
L O N G – T E R M
from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention (CDC) include the
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Decide on new purchases. This applies to
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Ensure functionality of all additions.
implementation of policies and practices for
items and/or office furniture you intend to
social distancing in the workplace.
keep, reuse, and discard.
•
Implement aforementioned solutions to safeguard
customers, staff, and visitors.
Companies unable to resume operations
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Consider additional long-term protective
with a remote workforce demand viable
equipment, such as glass dividers and
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Improved reconfigurations should promote social
solutions.
office partitions.
distancing, while also providing spaces to collaborate.
CDC COMPLIANCE
GLASS BARRIERS
SNEEZE
GUARDS
G L A S S D I V I D E R S
Important Questions
& P A R T I T I O N S
Whether are a government facility, a business or
large Fortune 500 company, the size and scope
Glass
of your COVID-19 workplace modifications will
ultimately depend upon your budget.
Dividers
Considering the following FAQs can help:
These clear, transparent, durable, and
What Is the Best Material for These
easily adjustable components create
Projects?
protective barriers between workspaces
and common meeting areas, such as
Tempered glass will lower your overall spend
conference and break rooms.
and won’t need frequent replacement because
of its long-term durability and scratch resistance.
Also known as sneeze guards, they
Plexiglass and acrylics are not as efficient or cost
originated at self-service food buffets and
effective. COVID-19 also has a shorter lifespan
cafeterias yet have found new, meaningful
on tempered glass than plexiglass and other
applications in the advent of COVID-19.
materials.
Dr. Susan Huang, medical director of
Over time, a tempered glass solution will pay for
epidemiology and infection prevention at
itself because of its competitive price point and
the University of California, tells The New
long-lasting qualities.
York Times such barriers were initially
created to facilitate workplace collaboration
and lessen noise.
How Do I Prepare?
“Now, the barriers may have an added
After readjusting your office layout and
benefit of creating some biological
workstations, decide which solution is most
isolation,” she explains.
optimal for your specific purposes, needs, and
setting:
Cubicles: Financial & Professional Services
Modular Walls: These provide added protections
Glass Dividers & Partitions:
for industries driven by confidentiality
requirements, such as healthcare and law.
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Feature Clear, Easy-to-Clean,
Partitions: Such solutions are best for areas that
Non-Porous Materials, Such as
foster creativity and frequent motion, such as
Tempered Glass & Stainless Steel
technology, media, advertising, and startups.
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Can Be Shipped Easily & Quickly
Where Can I Find Assistance?
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Functional Social Distancing
Barriers With Feature-Rich
Contact HIGH DENSITY INC who can install a
customized divider or partition solution within
Elements
your budget and time frame.
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Retrofit Properties While Adhering
to Safety & Sanitary Measures
R E T U R N T O T H E C U B I C L E
CUBICLE DIVIDERS
End of the Open Office &
Return of the Cubicle
Prior to COVID-19, open-office floor plans were the norm for many companies, with
their community-orientated designs for increased communication and collaboration
among employees a significant factor.
Now, health and safety measures must take center stage to reduce transmission of
this devastating disease.
*Note the following components of a pre-COVID-19 open office compared to the
necessary space-enhanced layout:
COVID-19 Office
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Return of the Cubicle: Dividers will be an
Pre-COVID-19 Office
essential tool for ensuring employees feel protected
and comfortable at the office.
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Highly Compacted Space-Per-Person Allocation: Interlocking workstations
with little room for division
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Employee Workstations: Shared workstations will be clearly assigned for
single-employee use per day, with advanced cleaning and sanitizing protocols
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Shared Spaces & Equipment: This includes hoteling—whereby different
adopted.
employees share communal workspaces, such as desks, cubicles, and offices.
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Condensed Meeting Areas: Capacity guidelines will be established in
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Conferencing Rooms: Designed to encourage group collaboration in a casual,
accordance with state and local regulations. This includes chairs, sofas and
creative setting
tables for individual use if 6-foot social distancing can’t be maintained.
INTERLOCKING
EMPLOYEE
WORKSTATIONS
WORKSTATIONS
SHARED SPACES & EQUIPMENT
RETURN OF THE CUBICLE
O V E R C O M I N G
SAFETY IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
All of our models in the Shield Collection are designed to provide personal safety for anyone
who shares an office environment, while also maintaining a functional aesthetic and setup.
Overcoming
Above we have illustrated how an open concept office floor plan can be equipped with many
of our panels and dividers to meet the needs of different areas within a typical working
environment.
COVID-19
Challenges
Many organizations want a quick, short-term solution,
such as temporary, plexiglass or acrylic dividers.
These
are counterproductive for the COVID-19-era office
environment, since health publications such as Medical
News Today, for example, report social distancing
protocols “to remain from the next 6-18 months.”
Design elements should be easily adaptable to fluctuating social distancing
requirements. Tempered glass holds the following, long-term qualities:
Durability &
Competitive
Shortened Surface
Shatter
Easy Cleaning
Strength:
Price Point:
Exposure Time:
Resistance:
& Maintenance:
A specialized heating and
Tempered glass is less
COVID-19 survives for
Breakage creates small,
Tempered glass dividers
cooling process called
expensive than other
shorter on tempered glass
pebble-like pieces rather
and partitions won’t scratch
tempering improves
options, and its longevity
and stainless steel surfaces
than sharp, dangerous
or cloud from cleaning
strength—and therefore,
pays for itself over time.
than other materials, such as
shards.
products and cloths.
safety.
plexiglass and acrylic.
C U S T O M I Z E
*Panel
Type:
Choose from
fixed-in-place with stainless steel mounting hardware or free-standing to include acrylic stands. Full surround
Choosing
coverage is available with
chrome and plastic connectors, or UV-bonded, gapless glass, for a seamless appearance.
*Includes 3/16-Inch-Thick Glass with Pencil-Polished Edges
Your Glass
FIXED-IN-PLACE
FREE-STANDING
SURROUND
Dividers &
Partitions
HIG DENSITYINC can customize
glass dividers and partitions to
meet the needs and specifications
of any project.
The following is a list of several
common aspects, along with useful
tips pertaining to each.
Dillmeier
Glass offers custom
solutions for fixed in place
dividers that do
not require drilling into
the
surface.
Specifications
Size & Scope:
Shape:
Choose from standard rectangle or computer-
aided
design (AutoCAD), customized dividers.
H
Opening:
W
For contactless transaction
settings such as finance or
Consider panel height, width, and quantity. Depth is
medical offices, consider
required for a surround solution. It’s recommended
square, rectangle, circle, or
to add the highest division possible above the
full-width openings.
workstation when CDC-mandated social distancing
guidelines can’t be achieved. This ensures a protective
barrier, whether employees are seated or standing.
C U S T O M I Z E D C L A M P
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SHIELD Clamping
System
CUSTOMIZED FOR
PROJECT SIZE AND SCOPE
Safe &
Secure, ATTACHMENT OPTIONS
Created
by our recognized engineering team, our
customized, attachment systems complements glass
dividers and sneeze guards. Available in various sizes
with accompanying hardware these vertical powder-
coated
metal brackets safely and securely clamp
down dividers to any desk edge.
Careful Planning
Regardless of your project size and scope, we
customize your glass divider clamping system
through drafted prototypes, in-house floor-plan
takeoffs,
and staging areas for added accuracy
and speed.
Shipping & Logistics
Our customized clamps
Once your project is ready for shipment, HIGH
complement various glass
DENSITY INC can do your complete installation on
divider measurements,
site at your government or company facility.
such as
30 x 72-inch (left),
and 30 x 36-inch (right)
configurations.
at YOUR FACILITY
