Glass In Doors Regulations

Your legal responsibilities with regard to glazing are governed by two key areas.

Glass in doors regulations.

As an example 6mm annealed glass can be used in doors up to a glazing width of 250mm but must not exceed 0 5sq metre in area. Other annealed glass regulations are as follows 8mm glass can be used as safety glass if it does not exceed 1100mm in any direction 10mm glass can be used as safety glass if it does not exceed 2 25m in any direction. Per the international residential code all glass or panels in fixed operable swinging sliding and bifold doors must be constructed from safety glass regardless of size. This means that the glass must be approved safety glass.

Often this means that the glass will be toughened safety glass that s designed to prevent dangerous shards being produced if the glass is ever. Any glass used in doors or used adjacent to a door such as sidelights must comply with the approved document n of the building regulations 1991. There are two types of safety glass available toughened and laminated glass. Safety window film and glass manifestation can be installed to glazing to meet the minimum standards set out in current glass safety legislation or the extended additional standards based on individual risk set out in the workplace regulations.

In addition any glass. The regulations apply to thermal performance and other areas such as safety air supply means of escape and ventilation. Alternatively glass safety film can be applied to existing windows and glass areas.