Illinois Compiled Statutes 430 ILCS 60 — Safety Glazing Materials Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Safety Glazing Materials Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Safety Glazing Materials Act. (Source: P.A. 77-112.)

Definitions

Definitions. As used in this Act, words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them as set out in Sections 2.1 through 2.2. (Source: P.A. 77-112.)

"Safety glazing material" means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of ANSI Standard Z-97

"Safety glazing material" means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of ANSI Standard Z-97.1-1966 and such further requirements as may be adopted by the Department of Labor, after notice and hearing as required by Sections 6 and 6.…

"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…

Labeling required

Labeling required. (A) Each light of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported or sold for use in hazardous locations or installed in such a location within the State of Illinois shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic material on the safety glazing mater…

Safety glazing materials required

Safety glazing materials required. No person, within the State of Illinois, shall knowingly sell, fabricate, assemble, glaze, install, consent or cause to be installed glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in, or for use in, any hazardous location. (Source: P.A. 77-112.)

Employees not covered

Employees not covered. No liability under this Act shall be created as to workers who are employees of a contractor, subcontractor, or other employer responsible for compliance with this Act. (Source: P.A. 81-992.)

Public hearing

Public hearing. Before the Department of Labor determines and adopts further requirements for safety glazing material, in addition to the requirements of ANSI Standard Z-97.1-1966, and before the Department determines what constitutes an unreasonable hazardous location in need of safety glazing material, the Department…

Notice of hearing

Notice of hearing. Notice of such hearing, stating the time, subject and location, shall be given at least 30 days before the date of the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the hearing is to be held, and by mailing notice thereof to any individual, firm, partnership,…

Determinations-Distribution

Determinations-Distribution. Upon the conclusion of such hearing, the Department of Labor shall enter in writing any determinations regarding additional requirements for safety glazing material or unreasonable hazardous locations in need of safety glazing material. Copies of the determinations shall be mailed to intere…

Modification or vacation of determinations-Objections

Modification or vacation of determinations-Objections. Within 30 days after the entry of a determination, the Department may modify or vacate such determination by its own motion or upon written objection by a party affected by such determination. The Department, in its discretion, may or may not act upon written objec…

Review

Review. Any determination adopted by the Department as a result of a public hearing is subject to review under the Administrative Review Law as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

Sentence

Sentence. Whoever violates this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2830.)

Local ordinances

Local ordinances. This Act supersedes any local, municipal or county ordinance or parts thereof relating to the subject matter hereof, except that this Act shall not apply to any municipality or county with home rule powers from and after the date such municipality or county has enacted a superseding ordinance. (Source…

Effective date

Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 1972, and applies to installations made after January 1, 1973. (Source: P.A. 78-255.)