Section 5811 - DefinitionsAs used in this act:
(1)"Safety glazing material" means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the requirements of USA Standard Z-97.1-1966 or such requirements adopted by the State Department of Labor and Industry, and which are so constructed, treated or combined with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing material.(2)"Hazardous locations" means those installations, glazed or to be glazed in commercial and public buildings, known as framed or unframed glass entrance doors; and those installations, glazed or to be glazed in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, commercial buildings, and public buildings, known as sliding glass doors, storm doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures, and fixed glazed panels adjacent to entrance and exit doors which because of their location present a barrier in the normal path traveled by persons going into or out of these buildings, and because of their size and design may be mistaken as means of ingress or egress; and any other installation, glazed or to be glazed, wherein the use of other than safety glazing materials would constitute an unreasonable hazard as the Secretary of Labor and Industry may determine after notice and hearings; whether or not the glazing in such doors, panels, enclosures and other installations is transparent.(3)"Installer" includes those persons or concerns who install glazing materials, or build structures containing glazing materials, in hazardous locations: Provided, however, That it shall not include any glazier who installs glazing material on a job site as an employe of a contractor or subcontractor responsible for the installation.(4)"Manufacturer" means a person or company which manufactures safety glazing material.(5)"Fabricator" means a person or company which fabricates, assembles, or glazes from component parts such structures or products commonly known as sliding glass doors, entrance doors, adjacent fixed glazed panels, storm doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures, panels to be fixed glazed, entrance doors, or other structures to be glazed, to be used or installed in hazardous locations.1971, June 2, P.L. 115, No. 5, § 1.