Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1712

  • Hazardous locations: means those installations, glazed or to be glazed in commercial and public buildings, known as framed or unframed glass entrance doors; and those installations, glazed or to be glazed in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, commercial buildings, and public buildings, known as sliding glass doors, storm doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures which because of their location present a barrier in the normal path traveled by persons going into or out of these buildings, and because of their size and design may be mistaken as means of ingress or egress; and any other installation, glazed or to be glazed, wherein the use of other than safety glazing materials would constitute an unreasonable hazard as determined by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal; whether or not the glazing in such doors, panels, enclosures and other installations is transparent. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1711
  • Safety glazing material: means any glazing material such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of ANSI Standard Z-97. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1711

A.  Each light of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, or sold for use in hazardous locations or installed in such a location within the State of Louisiana shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic material on the safety glazing material, or by other suitable means.  The label shall identify the labeler, whether manufacturer, fabricator or installer, and the nominal thickness and the type of safety glazing material and the fact that said material meets the test requirements of ANSI Standard Z-97.1-1966.  The label must be legible and visible after installation.

B.  Such safety glazing labeling shall not be used on other than safety glazing materials.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 719, §1.