There are also four exception allowed as noted below in the citation from the residential edition of the florida building code fbc and the international residential code irc.
Safety glass requirement sliding door year.
The consumer product safety commission has documented 75 000 injuries involving sliding glass doors in the last 10 years.
Large lites of glass more than 9 square feet near walkways.
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Glass doors sliding and fixed panels storm doors unframed swinging glass doors shower and bath tub enclosures glazing within 12 inches of a swinging door fixed glass panels less than 18 inches above the finish floor and within 36 inches of a walking surface.
How to identify safety glass.
Lacerations and cuts were commonplace in doors without safety glass.
Per the international residential code all glass or panels in fixed operable swinging sliding and bifold doors must be constructed from safety glass regardless of size.
A or b the type of glass laminated or toughened and that is conforms to the appropriate building standards as2008 as1288.
Expanded section to include all cases where safety glazing is required.
The label will identify the grade of safety glass e g.
Safety glass is required in areas where there is the potential for human impact with the glass.
They include the following.
When did the building code first require safety tempered glass for sliding glass doors glass shower doors and low windows in walking areas.
Our company installs safety glass whenever required by law.
We ve had a customer of our own who walked through a plate glass door in the 1970 s which removed the tip of his nose.
Glazing around tubs showers pools and similar fixtures.
Glazing in and near swinging and sliding doors.
Glazing near stairways ramps and the.
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.
The most likely locations for accidents caused by glass breakage which could result in cutting and piercing injuries are in doors door side panels low.
To comply with the building regulations glazing requirements or also known as critical locations there must be safety glass or safety guards in place to protect people from injury.
Any glass within 24 inches of a door along the same wall as the door or perpendicular to it that is less than 60 inches above the floor must be safety tempered glass.