GISC, the Glazing Industry Secretariat Committee, is a nonprofit organization with a sole purpose of overseeing the activities of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) for the continuation and development of ANSI Z97.1. ANSI Z97.1 is a voluntary safety standard for glazing in buildings. The ASC is comprised of various members ranging from public interest, product users, and producers and suppliers.
This Standard, which is the result of extended and careful consideration of available knowledge and experience on the subject, is intended to provide minimum requirements that are recommended for use, adoption, enforcement by federal, state and local authorities and by model codes. This standard is to be referenced but not incorporated in any statute or any other standard without the prior written permission of the publisher. This Standard does not recommend where safety glazing should be used or, when it is used, what type of glazing material should be used. For this information one should consult other codes, standards and manufacturer's information. Neither the standards committee nor the secretariat consider that this standard is perfect and updates will follow. It is recognized that, although safety-glazing materials are widely used and accepted, new developments are to be expected, and revisions of the standards are necessary as the art progresses and further experience is gained. This standard is a successor standard to the 2020 edition, which was a reaffirmation of the 2015 edition with no substantive content changes. The 2015 standard succeeded those of the 2009e2, 2009e, 2009, 2004, 1984 (reaffirmed in 1994), 1975, 1972 and 1966 editions.
This standard establishes the specifications and methods of test for the safety properties of safety glazing materials (glazing materials designed to promote safety and reduce the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries when the glazing materials are broken by human contact) as used for all building and architectural purposes.
Establishes specifications and methods of test for the safety properties of glazing material (glazing material designed to promote safety and to reduce or minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries when said glazing material is broken by human contact) as used for all building and architectural.
This standard establishes the specifications and methods of test for the safety properties of safety glazing materials (glazing materials designed to promote safety and to reduce or minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries when the glazing materials are broken by human contact) as used for all building and architectural purposes.
This standard establishes the specifications and methods of test for the safety properties of safety glazing materials (glazing materials designed to promote safety and to reduce or minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries when the glazing materials are broken by human contact) as used for all building and architectural purposes. (includes errata)
This standard establishes the specifications and methods of test for the safety properties of safety glazing materials (glazing materials designed to promote safety and reduce the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries when the glazing materials are broken by human contact) as used for all building and architectural purposes.