Section 12-401 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-401. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 
   
Revisor's Note.

This subsection formerly was Art. 83B, § 6-301(a). 
 

No changes are made. 

(b)  ANSI Standard.- "ANSI Standard" means the American National Standards Institute Standard ANSI z 97.1 - 1984, as adopted most recently by the Department in the Maryland Building Performance Standards. 
   
Revisor's Note.

This subsection is new language added as a shorthand reference to the "American National Standards Institute Standard ANSI z 97.1 - 1984, as adopted most recently by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Maryland Building Performance Standards". 
  Defined Terms.


 
"Department"                                                        § 12-401

(c)  Department.- "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development. 
   
Revisor's Note.

This subsection is new language added to avoid repetition of the full title "Department of Housing and Community Development". 

(d)  Fixed glazed panel immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door.- "Fixed glazed panel immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door" means the first fixed glazed panel that: 

(1) is beside an entrance or exit door; 

(2) has a glazing less than 18 inches from the finished floor or the least dimension of which is 18 inches or more; and 

(3) may be mistaken as a means of egress or ingress. 
   
Revisor's Note.

This subsection is new language derived without substantive change from former Art. 83B, § 6-301(d). 
 

In item (1) of this subsection, the reference to "beside an entrance or exit door" is substituted for the former reference to "on either or both sides of the door(s)" for clarity and brevity. 

(e)  Hazardous location.-  

(1) "Hazardous location" means a place for a door, panel, enclosure, or other element, that is glazed or to be glazed, in a residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, or public building where the use of material other than safety glazing material constitutes an unreasonable hazard. 

(2) "Hazardous location" includes a place for a framed or unframed exit door, a storm door except an operating vent on a jalousie door, a fixed or moving sliding door, a shower door, a tub enclosure, a fixed glazed panel immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door, and any other element, that is glazed or to be glazed, whether or not the glazing is transparent. 
   
Revisor's Note.

This subsection is new language derived without substantive change from the first sentence of former Art. 83B, § 6-301(c), except as it related to determinations by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development. 
  Defined Terms.


 
"Fixed glazed panel immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door"
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"Safety glazing material"                                            § 12-401

(f)  Safety glazing material.-  

(1) "Safety glazing material" means glazing material that: 

(i) is constructed, treated, or combined with other materials to minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing material; and 

(ii) meets the test requirements of the ANSI Standard. 

(2) "Safety glazing material" includes tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass, or rigid plastic. 
   
Revisor's Note.

This subsection is new language derived without substantive change from former Art. 83B, § 6-301(b), except as it related to further requirements adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development. 
  Defined Terms.


 
"ANSI Standard"                                                     § 12-401
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 6-301; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]