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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

When is Safety Glazing required?

One code requirement that gets passed by all the time is the requirement of safety glazing.  When and where is it required?  First of all, reference your applicable version of the building code.  We will use the 2006 IBC for example.  Required locations are listed under "Hazardous Locations" IBC section 2406.3 (reference the link).  


Items #1, 6, 7, 10 & 11 are what I deal with on a regular basis; although, I find myself referring to # 6 & 7 more often.  The text in the code is a bit confusing to understand, so lets look at some illustrations:





Here are some helpful links which these illustrations originated from, but be warned... they are based on similar but different codes.  Be sure to use the version applicable to you!


Safety Glazing link 1

Safety Glazing link 2