Section 389-M. Definitions  


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  • 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.