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Impact with glazing
96NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
96. Reasonable provision shall be made to limit the risk of people sustaining cutting and piercing injuries from accidental impact with glazing.
glazingprotection-from-fallingImpact with glazing - Performance requirement
0.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 96 in Part V will be met by adopting in safety critical glazing locations, measures to limit the risk of people sustaining cutting
glazingprotection-from-fallingIntroduction to provisions for limiting impact injuries
0.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
The guidance in Section 2 is given to limit the risk of people sustaining cutting and piercing injuries from impact with glazing. The most likely locations for impacts leading to injuries are in door
glazingprotection-from-fallingmeans-of-escapeTransparent glazing - Performance requirement
0.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 97 in Part V will be met by adopting in safety critical glazing locations, permanent means of indicating the presence of large unin
glazingprotection-from-fallingControls for window, skylight and ventilator operation
0.6NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
The guidance in this Section relates to the position of a control for the safe opening, closing and adjusting of a window, skylight or ventilator. Where the control cannot be positioned within safe r
glazingprotection-from-fallingCritical Locations Definition
1.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Critical locations – between finished floor level/access route level and – (a) 800 mm above that level in walls and partitions; and (b) 1500 mm above that level in a door or in a side panel within 300
glazingprotection-from-fallingGlazing as guarding – cross-reference to Part H
1.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Glazing which forms part of guarding required by Part H may need to meet requirements in that Part which are additional to the provisions in this Technical Booklet.
glazingprotection-from-fallingLimiting risks from glazing in critical locations
2.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Glazing in critical locations should – (a) break safely, if it breaks (see paragraph 2.2); (b) be robust or in small panes (see paragraphs 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and Diagrams 2.1 and 2.2); or (c) be permanent
glazingprotection-from-fallingSafe breakage definition and requirements
2.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Safe breakage is defined in Clause 4 of BS EN 12600 and also in Clause 5.3 of BS 6206. Both standards are based on an impact test which requires the result of the impact to be limited to creating – (a
glazingprotection-from-fallingGlazing classes for critical locations
2.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Glazing suitable for installation in a critical location should satisfy the test requirements of – (a) for glass, Class 3 of BS EN 12600; or (b) for plastic glazing sheet material, Class C of BS 6206.
glazingprotection-from-fallingGlazing requirements for doors and door side panels
2.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where the glazing is installed in a door or a door side panel and has a pane width of more than 900 mm, it should satisfy the test requirements of – (a) for glass, Class 2 of BS EN 12600; or (b) for p
glazingprotection-from-fallingRobust glazing and annealed glass pane sizes
2.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Some glazing materials, such as annealed glass, gain strength through thickness; others such as polycarbonates or glass blocks are inherently strong. Some annealed glass is considered suitable for use
glazingprotection-from-fallingcommercialpublic-buildingPermanent screen protection requirements
2.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
When glazing in a critical location is installed behind permanent screen protection the screen should – (a) prevent a sphere of 75 mm diameter from coming into contact with the glazing; (b) be capable
glazingprotection-from-fallingcritical-locationGlazing compliance when screen protection is provided
2.8NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Glazing in a critical location which is afforded permanent screen protection does not, itself, need to comply with the provisions of paragraphs 2.1(a) and 2.1(b).
glazingprotection-from-fallingcritical-locationManifestation of glazing - requirement
3.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
A door manufactured from transparent glazing, or a large uninterrupted area of transparent glazing where there is a risk of people colliding with it, should be made apparent by permanent manifestation
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingForms of manifestation
3.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where manifestation is necessary it may take the form of – (a) company logos or signs not less than 150 mm high; or (b) broken or solid lines not less than 50 mm high. Diagram 3.1 shows the zones for
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingVisual contrast and durability of manifestation
3.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Permanent manifestation should be distinguishable by having suitable visual contrast from the background seen through the glazing. To encourage sustainability, applied materials may be considered suit
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingProtection from falling through opening
4.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where there is a danger of a person falling through the opening whilst opening, closing or adjusting a window, skylight or ventilator, a suitable opening limiter should be considered or the opening gu
glazingprotection-from-fallingsafetyCleaning glazing from inside - external face
5.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where the external face of glazing is designed to be cleaned from the inside of a building the glazing should be either – (a) within safe reach of a person standing on a floor (see Diagram 5.1); or (b
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingCleaning glazing from a walkway - width and guarding requirements
5.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where glazing is designed to be cleaned from a walkway the top of the glazing should be not more than 2150 mm above the level of the walkway. The walkway should be not less than 400 mm wide, and eithe
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingexternal-spaceCleaning glazing from the outside - access and safety provisions
Diagram 5.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
height to window sill more than 6 m and not more than 9 m above standing surface; window not more than 9 m; suitable standing surface; optimum slope of ladder 1:4; eyebolt fixing to secure stile of la
glazingexternal-spaceprotection-from-fallingnon-domestic