Low level glazing glazing below 800mm from floor level.
Glass door safety requirements.
In addition any glass located adjacent to a door within a 24 inch arc of the door must be constructed from safety glass if the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above the walking.
Glazed doors in doors where the glass comes within 1500mm from floor level.
Safety glasses should be required in the vicinity of machinery conveyors shipping operations and other locations where glass may be broken or where there is any possible hazard of flying glass fragments.
Ansi bhma 156 1 is a standard that sets up the requirements for butts and hinges.
When there is occasional glass breakage the safe way to collect the glass is with pieces of cardboard heavy paper or dustpan and brush.
Safety glass should be fitted in all doors and other windows or glazed areas that are lower than 800mm from the floor level.
The stained glass panel at foot level at a stair landing shown below is an example of a window that really should be safety glass but is acceptable by code because it is considered.
As a general guide you must use safety glass in.
6mm ordinary annealed glass can be.
The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
Glazing adjacent to doors in panes which are within 300mm from the door edge and 1500mm from floor level.
Critical locations are considered to be.
A glass panel so small that a 3 ball cannot go through it or if the glass is categorized as decorative.
Glass panels less than 250mm wide can be fitted with 6mm glass or laminated glass instead of toughened glass.
The builders hardware manufacturer s association has developed many door hardware safety standards which have implications when choosing new glass door hardware for homes and businesses.
Saturday october 5 2019 doors are considered a hazardous location for the purpose of where safety tempered glass is required in a home and all door glazing is required to be safety tempered with only two exceptions.
All primary windows and sliding glass doors shall comply with aama 1701 2 95 voluntary standard primary window and sliding glass door for utilization in manufactured housing except the exterior and interior pressure tests must be conducted at the design wind loads required for components and cladding specified in 3280 305 c 1.