Glazing in Gymnasiums

[Uncle Bob]

2009 IBC, 2408.3 Gymnasiums. "Glazing in multipurpose gymnasiums, and similar athletic facilities subject to human impact loads shall comply with Category II of CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or Class A of ASNI Z97.1 listed in Chapter 35." Occupant of commercial gymnastics business wants to put observation windows in the wall between the gymnasium area and the area where parents can observe their children. Window company wants to know what the heck CPSC 16 CFR 1201 and/or Class A of ANSI Z97.1 requirements are? What does the window company have to provide to prove their window meets these requirements? (ps, I'm an old plexi-glass guy myself, but that probably don't meet code). Help please. Uncle Bob

 

[High Desert]

It's the standards for safety glazing. This is to clarify that wired glass can no longer be installed.

http://www.cardinalcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/tsb/fg/FG03_05-08.pdf

 

[RLGA]

If a window company is asking that question, then they should be questioning whether or not they should stay in that business. Safety glazing standards should be entry-level information for people in that line of business.

 

[rogerpa]

Here's the standard-

eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations

 

[Uncle Bob]

Just what I needed ya'll; and Ron, I agree. It sometime gets depressing, having to give "professionals?" information they should be well aware of.

Thank you all, very much,

Uncle Bob

 

[LGreene]

If a window company is asking that question, then they should be questioning whether or not they should stay in that business. Safety glazing standards should be entry-level information for people in that line of business.

That's exactly what I was thinking!!!

 

[LGreene]

Just what I needed ya'll; and Ron, I agree. It sometime gets depressing, having to give "professionals?" information they should be well aware of.Thank you all, very much,

Uncle Bob

There's a lot of information here that's a little easier to understand than the Code of Federal Regulations: I Dig Hardware / I Hate Hardware » Breaking Tradition (May 2013)