Search the building code.

• IBC 2406.1

  Human impact loads

  • Glazing in hazardous locations (2406.4) is safety glazing; mirrors with continuous backing are exempt.

  Works withIBC 2406.4IBC 2406.1.1IBC 2406.1.4

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.2

  Impact test

  • Safety glazing passes CPSC 16 CFR 1201 Category II (Category I allowed for lites 9 sq ft or less in some locations), or ANSI Z97.1 Class A outside wet-area enclosures.

  Works withIRC R324.3.1

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.3

  Identification of safety glazing

  • Safety glazing carries a permanent mark naming who marked it and the standard met.

  Works withIRC R324.1IBC 2406.3.1IBC 2403.1

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4

  Hazardous locations

  • Hazardous locations for safety glazing are listed in 2406.4.1–2406.4.7.

  Works withIBC 2406.4.1IBC 2406.4.7

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.5

  Fire department access panels

  • Fire department glass access panels are tempered.

  Works withIBC 2407

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.1.1

  Impact test

  • Requirements for impact test; see linked sections.

  Works withIBC 2406.1.2IBC 2406.1.4IBC 2406.2

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.1.2

  Plastic glazing

  • Requirements for plastic glazing.

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.1.3

  Glass block

  • Requirements for glass block; see linked sections.

  Works withIBC 2110

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.1.4

  Louvered windows and jalousies

  • Requirements for louvered windows and jalousies; see linked sections.

  Works withIBC 2403.5

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.3.1

  Multipane assemblies

  • Requirements for multipane assemblies; see linked sections.

  Works withIBC 2406.3

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.1

  Glazing in doors

  • All glass in swinging, sliding and bifold doors is hazardous, except openings too small for a 3 in sphere, decorative glass and revolving or refrigerator doors.

  Works withIRC R324.4.1

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.2

  Glazing adjacent to doors

  • Glass within a 24 in arc of a door edge with its bottom under 60 in is hazardous (exceptions for barriers, shallow closets, and latch-side walls in dwellings).

  Works withIRC R324.4.2IBC 2406.4.3

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.3

  Glazing in windows

  • Window glass is hazardous when the pane exceeds 9 sq ft, bottom under 18 in, top over 36 in, and a walkway within 36 in; a 34–38 in protective rail exempts it.

  Works withIRC R324.4.3

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.4

  Glazing in guards and railings

  • Glass in guards and railings is always hazardous.

  Works withIBC 2407.1IRC R324.4.4

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.5

  Glazing and wet surfaces

  • Glass facing tubs, showers, spas, saunas, steam rooms and pools with its bottom under 60 in is hazardous, unless more than 60 in from the water's edge.

  Works withIRC R324.4.5

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.6

  Glazing adjacent to stairways and ramps

  • Glass beside stairs, landings and ramps with its bottom under 60 in is hazardous, unless behind a guard 18 in away or 36 in from the walking surface.

  Works withIRC R324.4.6IBC 1015IBC 1607.9

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• IBC 2406.4.7

  Glazing adjacent to the bottom stairway landing

  • Glass within a 60 in arc of the bottom tread and under 60 in above the landing is hazardous.

  Works withIRC R324.4.7IBC 1015IBC 1607.9

  International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.