The construction products regulations 2013 cover glazing.
Safety glass internal doors regulations.
Any glass used in doors or used adjacent to a door such as sidelights must comply with the approved document n of the building regulations 1991.
2 glazing in fixed and sliding panels of sliding glass doors.
Glazing adjacent to doors windows side panels wholly or partially within 300mm of the edge of a door and which is also wholly or partially within 1500mm from floor level must be safety glass.
Certain types of transparent plastic sheet can satisfy the impact requirements for safety glass.
This means that the glass must be approved safety glass.
The shaded areas shown in the diagram below show critical locations where toughened safety glass will be required.
All glass units for doors must be toughened as windows that are connected to doors side panels and flag windows.
Any glazing that is less than 800mm from the floor.
In addition any glass located adjacent to a door within a 24 inch arc of the door must be constructed from safety glass if the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above the walking.
There are lots of regulations pertaining to doors and frame fittings the requirements surrounding fire doors loft conversions fire exit doors and disability access are just a few regulations that require consideration.
Below is a list giving general view as to when safety glazing is required.
Safety glazing should be provided to any glass in a critical area.
Except as provided in paragraph d of this section the following locations and areas require the use of safety glazing conforming to the requirements of paragraph c of this section.
Glass in doors and side panels may only be glazed in class c materials where the smaller dimension is a maximum of 900mm.
If you are buying replacement glazing safety glass must be used in critical locations as follows.
Where this dimension is greater than 900mm glazing categorised as class a or b is required.
Often this means that the glass will be toughened safety glass that s designed to prevent dangerous shards being produced if the glass is ever.
Within any glazed door up to 1500mm from floor level.
1 glazing in all entrance or exit doors.
4 glazing in unframed side hinged swinging doors.
At least 0 33 square metres and at least 450mm high and 450mm wide.
Internal doors with glass panel doors flush doors.
As the drawing below shows any glass in doors that does not start over 1500mm from the floor must be safety glass.
As a general guide you must use safety glass in.
3 glazing in storm type doors.