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IBC Chapter 24 — Glass and Glazing
The chapter that covers glazing generally, including hazardous locations, safety glazing standards, and Section 2407 on glass in handrails and guards.
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CODES & COMPLIANCE
Where these
requirements come from.
Everything in this section points back to published standards and statutes. These are the primary sources. Your project is governed by the code your jurisdiction has adopted, which may differ in edition and in local amendments.
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IBC Chapter 10 — Means of Egress
Where guard and handrail requirements live, including height, opening limits, and the conditions that call for a guard in the first place.
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CPSC 16 CFR Part 1201
The federal safety standard for architectural glazing materials, referenced by building codes when they call for safety glazing in hazardous locations.
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ASTM E1996
The specification for performance of exterior windows, doors, skylights and storm shutters impacted by windborne debris, used together with ASTM E1886 for the test method.
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Florida Statute 515.29
The residential swimming pool barrier requirements in Florida law, including barrier height and the conditions a barrier has to satisfy.
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How to read all of this
A standard tells you how something is tested. A code tells you when that test is required. A local amendment can change either one. None of them replace the plan review for your address, which is why every conversation about a specific project starts with the drawings and the jurisdiction.
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Bring the details together.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Still deciding? Start with your site.
Which system suits a project depends on the surface it fixes to and how the space is used. Send photographs or a plan and we will go through the options against your own site rather than in general.
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