Before I posted, I checked the ICC code again and it calls for tempered glass within a 24" diameter of either side of a door.
For tempered windows, it has to meet all three requirements, not just any one one of the three.
Building Codes
Tempered or laminated glass must be used in the following locations:
Glazing in doors and enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms, bathtubs and showers. Glazing in any portion of a building wall enclosing these compartments where the bottom exposed edge of the glazing is less than 60 inches above a standing surface and drain inlet.
Glazing adjacent to a door where the nearest exposed edge of the glazing is
within a 24-inch arc of either vertical edge of the door in a closed position and where the bottom exposed edge of the glazing is less than 60-inches above the walking surface.
EXCEPTION: Tempered is not required when there is an intervening wall or other permanent barrier located between the door and the glazing.
Glazing in fixed or operable panels, other than those locations described in items 2 and 3 above,
that meets all of the following conditions:
Exposed area of an individual pane greater than 9 square feet
Exposed bottom edge less than 18 inches above the floor
Exposed top edge greater than 36 inches above the floor
One or more walking surfaces within 36 inches horizontally of the plane of the glazing
EXCEPTION: Tempered is not required when a protective bar is installed on the accessible sides of the glazing 34 inches to 38 inches above the floor. The bar shall be capable of withstanding a horizontal load of 50 pounds per linear foot without contacting the glass and be a minimum of 1-1/2 inches in height.
Glazing in any hand railing regardless of height above a walking surface
Glazing in walls and fences used as the barrier for indoor and outdoor swimming pools and spa when all of the following conditions are present:
The bottom edge of the glazing is less than 60 inches above the walking surface on the pool side of the glazing
The glazing is within 5 feet of a swimming pool or spa deck area
Glazing in walls enclosing stairway landings or within 5 feet of the bottom and top of stairways where the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above a walking surface
NOTE: Refer to Section 2406 - Safety Glazing, 1994 Uniform Building Code for reference of the above information.
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IIRC, those small sliders don't fit the three requirements for tempered glass, unless they are within a 24" radius of a door.
You just have to decide if it's a safety issue worth spending the money.
18 inches from the floor or a door requires safety glass.
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