Fire Door Inspection

Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005

All properties excluding those for domestic habitation purposes only are required to comply by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, (RRO).

This document places a legal duty on the Responsible Person identified to ensure general fire precautions are in places for the safety of any employees and relevant persons who are not employees

Section 17 of the RRO requires the Identified Responsible Person to ensure the premises, facilities, equipment, and relevant devices are subjected to a suitable system of maintenance and maintained in an efficient working order to meet this standard

Fire doors form part of the passive fire prevention measures for any building, limiting the passage of smoke and fire from the fire side of the door for a given period of time, to allow escape from the building and the fire services time to tackle the fire in a safe compartmentation area, this could be 30, 60, or 120 minutes for timber doors.

To ensure each door performs to the maximum accredited time recorded on the fire doors test certificate, regular maintenance should be conducted by a Competent Person, this is described as “someone who has sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities to enable them to properly assist in the undertaking of preventative and protective measures”.

CG Compliance & Safety inspection reports provide the current status of each fire door, and list the necessary actions required to achieve compliance, each report is presented in a clear and easy to understand format, using location drawings photos and descriptive information for any noncompliant items identified, providing the Responsible Person with the golden thread information required to provide the right information to the right persons at the right time should any future work be undertaken on the fire doors.

How often should a Fire Door be inspected?

BS 9999-2017 Fire Safety in the design management and use of buildings-code of practice, states “all fire doors should be inspected every six months”, this inspection should include.

· The checking of Intumescent and smoke seals for damage or wear and tear.

· Check for signs of structural damage or excessive warping of the fire door.

· Ensuring gaps between the door leaf and door frame are in line with the installation instructions.

· Testing hinges, door closers locks, latches, auto release systems are undamaged and working correctly.

Fire doors subject to high usage should be inspected on a more regular basis.

Maintaining inspection records are a crucial part of the inspection process, CG Compliance & Safety can provide regular scheduled fire door inspections, providing a proactive rather than a reactive approach to fire door maintenance, ensuring a safer and legally compliant building.

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