Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 13 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Chapter 11.13.12 - Safety Glass Replacement Standards › Section 11.13.12.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
				(ADAS)" means an automated system that enhances vehicle safety and assists in
				reducing driver error.
(2)
				"Adhesive bonding system" means an engineered system using chemical products,
				used together as a technique or process, to bond substrates.
(3) "Anti-pinch mechanism" means a feature
				that reverses the window or panel direction of travel when resistance is
				encountered.
(4) Butyl" means a
				copolymer of isobutylene and isoprene.
(5) "Equivalent retention system" means a
				system that meets or exceeds the vehicle manufacturer's performance strength
				specifications or has been certified by the retention system manufacturer or
				private labeler as appropriate for the specific application.
(6) "Final exam" means a comprehensive exam
				that evaluates the individual's knowledge and skills, including but not limited
				to retention-system-specific replacement procedures, a variety of automotive
				safety issues, minimum drive-away time, environmental conditions as they affect
				retention system performance, federal safety requirements, and the basics of
				safe and effective automotive glass replacement.
(7) "Full cut" means removing an existing
				bead of urethane to a height of approximately 1 to 2 mm wherever the residual
				bead is structurally sound and the substrate condition is not
				defective.
(8) "Initialize",
				"initialization", or "re-initialization" means a procedure that re-establishes
				proper operation of the intended function.
(9) "Minimum drive-away strength" means the
				minimum properties as defined and specified by the retention systems
				manufacturer or private labeler to meet the requirements of FMVSS 208 and 212
				as it pertains to glass retention systems.
(10) "Minimum drive-away time" means the time
				necessary for a given adhesive system to attain minimum drive-away strength
				after an adhesive bonded glass part is set in place.
(11) "Polyurethane adhesive" means a
				thermoplastic polymer adhesive produced by the condensation reaction of
				polyisocyanate and a hydroxyl containing material.
(12) "Private labeler" means any individual
				or corporation or the entity engaged in sale or distribution of a product
				labeled as its own, but manufactured by any different entity.
(13) "Recalibration" means the process by
				which a vehicle's Advanced Driver Assistance System is returned to the vehicle
				manufacturer's specifications.
(14)
				"Retention system" means any original equipment or equivalent method of glazing
				attachment.
(15) "Those engaged in
				automotive glass replacement" refers to any individual, business, or
				organization that replaces automotive glass, including but not limited to
				individual technicians, automotive glass replacement businesses, automotive
				body shops, and dealerships.