The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance has updated a specification providing a standard laboratory procedure for evaluation of simulated human impacts on window systems intended for installation in behavioral care hospitals and facilities.
This evaluation procedure also applies to occupancies with similar concerns, excluding other hazardous locations as defined in the International Building Code or International Residential Code. AAMA 501.8-23, Standard Test Method for Determination of Resistance to Human Impact of Window Systems Intended for Use in Behavioral Care Applications, is available for purchase. This document was last updated in 2014.
“This standard has been updated for windows subject to human impact,” said Lothar Erkens, vice chair of the FGIA Human Impact of Windows Systems Update Task Group. “Guidance is given for the specifier of windows mounted at higher-than-usual window locations. Also, a clarification was added to post-impact evaluation without changing the pass/fail criteria.”
For more information, visit FGIAonline.org.
