Safety Glass
Glass that has been processed to reduce the risk of injury when broken, including tempered glass and laminated glass as defined by Canadian building codes.
The Ontario Building Code and National Building Code of Canada require safety glass in hazardous locations including: all doors and sidelites, glass adjacent to doors (within 300 mm), glass in guards and railings, shower and tub enclosures, glass within 500 mm of the floor, overhead glazing, and glass in areas subject to human impact.
Both tempered glass and laminated glass qualify as safety glass. Tempered glass breaks into small, relatively harmless pieces, while laminated glass remains intact with fragments adhering to the interlayer. The choice between them depends on the specific application and code requirements.