Section 27-651. Panels subject to human impact loads


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  • Glass in prime and
      storm doors, interior doors, fixed glass panels that may be mistaken for
      means of egress or ingress, shower  doors  and  tub  enclosures,  or  in
      similar  installations  wherein  one  or  more of the following criteria
      apply, shall meet the requirements  set  forth  in  table  10-9,  or  by
      comparative tests shall be proven to produce equivalent performance:
        (a) openings are located in regularly occupied spaces.
        (b)  lowest point of panel is less than eighteen inches above finished
      floor.
        (c) minimum dimension of panel is larger than eighteen inches.
     
                (For Table 10-9 see chapter 839 of the laws of 1986)