Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare’ Approved code of practice L24, Regulation 13 is a legal requirement from January 1st 1996. It is also incorporated into the Buildings Regulations BS6206 Part 4, Safety Human Impact. Its effect is to prevent serious injury to persons through accidental collision with glazing at work.

What Glazing is Affected by Regulation 13

‘Critical locations‘ is the term given to describe the areas of internal & external walls, doors and partitioning which are of primary concern in terms of glazing safety. These areas are depicted here and described in the two categories below:    

CRITICAL LOCATIONS ARE:

1) Between the finished floor level and 1500mm (shoulder height) above that level in doors, and in side panels which fall within 300mm of either edge of the door.

2) Between the finished floor level and 800mm (waist height) above that level in the case of Walls, Partitions & Windows.