Class code 5462 — Glaziers

This classification covers glaziers who install and replace glass in windows, doors, storefronts, and curtain wall systems. Work includes measuring openings, cutting and handling large glass panes and pre-glazed units, setting glass into frames, and sealing edges with glazing compound or gaskets. Jobs range from replacing a single residential window to installing full storefront glass systems on commercial buildings.

Payroll includes glaziers who handle and set the glass, along with helpers who assist carrying and positioning large or heavy panes, particularly on commercial storefront and curtain wall jobs where glass units can be large and awkward to maneuver. Some glaziers also work from lifts or scaffolding when installing glass on upper floors of commercial buildings.

Cuts from broken or chipped glass edges are one of the most common injuries in this trade, and the sheer weight and size of commercial glass panels creates significant strain and crush hazards when carrying or setting units, especially with two or more people maneuvering a single pane. Working near unglazed openings at height on commercial jobs adds fall exposure on top of the glass-handling hazards.