The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has updated its mandatory safety standard for architectural glazing materials. The commission recently voted unanimously in a 5-0 decision to replace CPSC’s testing procedures with those used in the ANSI Z97.1-2015 (American National Standard for Safety Glazing Materials Used in Buildings—Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test) consensus safety standard. The procedures in 16 CFR Part 1201 had been in place since 1977. The new procedures will go into effect 30 days after the rule was published in the Federal Registrer (April 2016). According to the CPSC, the standard applies to glazing materials used or intended for use in any of the following architectural products: Storm doors or combination doors; Doors (both exterior and interior); Bathtub doors and enclosures; Shower doors and enclosures; and Sliding glass doors (patio-type). The standard can be purchased directly from BSI: www.shop.bsigroup.com
