Safety Glazing

Each pane of glazing installed in hazardous locations must be provided with a manufacturer's or installer's label, designating the type and thickness of glass and the safety glazing standard with which it complies. The label needs to be visible at the final inspection, and it must be acid-etched, sandblasted, ceramic-fired, or an embossed mark or of the type which once applied cannot be removed without being destroyed. A label shall be permitted in lieu of the manufacturer's designation.


Safety Glazing Required Locations:

  1. Glazing in swinging doors except louvered windows and jalousies.

  2. Glazing in fixed and sliding panels of sliding door assemblies and panels in sliding and bifold closet door assemblies.

  3. Glazing in storm doors.

  4. Glazing in all unframed swinging doors.

  5. Glazing in doors and enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms, bathrooms, and showers. Glazing in any portion of a building wall enclosing these compartments where the bottom exposed edge of the glazing is less than 60" above any standing or walking surface.

    Exception: Openings through which a 3" sphere is unable to pass.

  6. Glazing in fixed or operable panels adjacent to a door where the nearest vertical is within a 24" arc of either vertical edge of the door in a closed position and where the bottom exposed edge of the glazing is less than 60" above the walking surface.

    Exception: Where there is an intervening wall or partition between door and glazing or where the door accesses a closet 3' or less in depth.

  7. Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel, when all of the following apply:
    1. 7.1 Exposed area of an individual pane greater than 9 sf.
    2. 7.2 Bottom edge less than 18" above the floor.
    3. 7.3 Top edge greater than 36" above the floor.
    4. 7.4 One or more walking surfaces within 36" horizontally of the glazing.
    Exception: Where a protective 1-1/2"-wide bar is installed on the accessible side of the glazing 34"-38" above the floor and is capable of withstanding a load of 50 lbs per lineal foot or where the bottom edge of the glass is 25' or more above grade, a roof, walking surface, or other horizontal surface.

  8. Glazing in railings regardless of area or height above a walking surface. Includes structural baluster panels and nonstructural in-fill panels.

  9. Glazing in walls and fences enclosing indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas where the bottom edge of the glazing is less than 60" above a walking surface and within 60" horizontally of the water's edge. This will aply to all single glazing and all panes in multiple glazing.

  10. Glazing adjacent to stairways, landings, and ramps within 36" horizontally of a walking surface when the exposed surface of the glass is less than 60" above the plane of the adjacent walking surface.

  11. Glazing adjacent to stairways within 60" horizontally of the bottom tread of a stairway in any direction when the exposed surface of the glass is less than 60" above the nose of the tread.