Legislation
SECTION 389-M
Definitions
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 25-B
§ 389-m. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Safety glazing material". Any glazing material, such as tempered
glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the
test requirements of the American National Standards Institute Standard
(ANSI Z-97.1-1972), and which are so constructed, treated or combined
with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and
piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing
material.
(2) "Hazardous locations". Those structural elements, glazed or to be
glazed, in industrial, commercial and public buildings known as framed
or unframed glass entrance doors; and those structural elements, glazed
or to be glazed in residential buildings and other structures used as
dwellings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings and public
buildings, known as sliding glass doors, storm doors except operating
vents only on jalousie type doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures and
those fixed glazed panels immediately adjacent to entrance and exit
doors which may be mistaken for doors; whether or not the glazing in
such doors, panels and enclosures is transparent.
(3) "Fixed glazed panels immediately adjacent to entrance and exit
doors". Means the first fixed glazed panel on either or both sides of
the doors, forty-eight inches or less in width, within six feet
horizontally of the nearest vertical edge of the door.
phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Safety glazing material". Any glazing material, such as tempered
glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the
test requirements of the American National Standards Institute Standard
(ANSI Z-97.1-1972), and which are so constructed, treated or combined
with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and
piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing
material.
(2) "Hazardous locations". Those structural elements, glazed or to be
glazed, in industrial, commercial and public buildings known as framed
or unframed glass entrance doors; and those structural elements, glazed
or to be glazed in residential buildings and other structures used as
dwellings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings and public
buildings, known as sliding glass doors, storm doors except operating
vents only on jalousie type doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures and
those fixed glazed panels immediately adjacent to entrance and exit
doors which may be mistaken for doors; whether or not the glazing in
such doors, panels and enclosures is transparent.
(3) "Fixed glazed panels immediately adjacent to entrance and exit
doors". Means the first fixed glazed panel on either or both sides of
the doors, forty-eight inches or less in width, within six feet
horizontally of the nearest vertical edge of the door.