Originally Posted by
Jerry McCarthy
In my attached photo are the glass blocks OK?
Not as installed.
Glass blocks are exempt if (*IF*) installed in accordance with R610 and R610.5.2 requires lateral support for the sides and tops. That glass block wall does not have lateral support either at the top or the sides.
Thus, as installed in that photo, the glass block is not exempt from the hazardous locations requiring safety glazing.
Art glass in tub area OK, or not OK? (the art glass is attached to a tempered/safety glazed window)
The art glass falls within the requirements for hazardous locations, for some hazardous location, art glass which meets specified size requirements are exempt, that does not appear to meet the size requirements, however, be that as it may be ... the art glass (decorative glass) exemption ONLY APPLIES TO locations 1, 6, and 7, and bathtubs are under location 5.
Thus, the answer is: both are required to be safety glazing.
Okay, tell me what I missed and where I screwed up.
