{"id":2650,"date":"2013-08-05T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safti.com\/?post_type=newsletters&#038;p=2650"},"modified":"2022-12-01T22:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T05:54:11","slug":"traditional-wired-glass-poses-liability-risk-for-school-districts-private-schools-and-architects","status":"publish","type":"newsletters","link":"https:\/\/safti.com\/newsletters\/traditional-wired-glass-poses-liability-risk-for-school-districts-private-schools-and-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Wired Glass Poses Liability Risk for School Districts, Private Schools and Architects (August 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"alignwide wp-block-heading\">Traditional wired glass poses liability risk for school districts, private Schools and architects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2013, the Kent, Washington USD paid out $2 million and issued an apology to settle a lawsuit stemming from a student injured by falling into an unsafe, traditional wired glass opening. The student sued the school district in federal court saying school officials were negligent because they should have been aware of the inherent danger of the glass and removed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA property owner must act reasonably in light of what it knew or should have known,\u201d said attorney Kenneth Lumb, a trial attorney at Corboy &amp; Demetrio in Chicago. \u201cIt is virtually impossible today to plausibly claim ignorance of the dangers of wired glass in impact areas in light of the information available on the internet, in trade publications, and other sources, not to mention the number of injuries and six and seven figure verdicts and settlements that have resulted from those injuries.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/articles\/wired-glass-poses-liability-risk-for-school-districts-private-schools-and-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Broken-Narrow-Lite.jpg\" alt=\"Dangers of Wired Glass | SAFTI FIRST\" class=\"wp-image-21188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Broken-Narrow-Lite.jpg 320w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Broken-Narrow-Lite-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"alignwide wp-block-heading\">FAQs: Safety &amp; Security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore everything you\u2019ve ever wanted to know about school glazing requirements, codes covering exit corridors and stairwells, protecting against ballistic attack and forced entry, and much more.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/designing-with-glass\/school-design-trends\/school-glazing-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"725\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-60-minute-Fire-Rated-Application-Explained0001.jpg\" alt=\"Why fire rated doors might be right for your project? | SAFTI FIRST\" class=\"wp-image-21158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-60-minute-Fire-Rated-Application-Explained0001.jpg 725w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-60-minute-Fire-Rated-Application-Explained0001-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"alignwide wp-block-heading\">Update master specifications for fire rated glass<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t updated your office\u2019s master specifications for fire rated glass in the last two years, chances are that it is out of date. The 2012 IBC includes three updated charts that show the correct and code approved applications for fire rated glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAFTI<em>FIRST<\/em>&nbsp;developed a simple one-page reference guide to help you in updating the fire rated glass section of your firm\u2019s master specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"632\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Radiant-Heat-Transmission-is-Deadly.jpg\" alt=\"The differences of fire protective and fire resistive glass\" class=\"wp-image-7758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Radiant-Heat-Transmission-is-Deadly.jpg 632w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Radiant-Heat-Transmission-is-Deadly-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Defense (DoD) published the Unified 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