Did you know Fire Doors must be inspected every 6 months?
Fire safety is too often neglected however, fire doors play a vital role in protecting people and property. The consequences of neglecting these resposiblities are potentially unthinkable. Yet people continue to lose their lives in the very settings where they live and work. Often the significant contributing factor are the doors. Fire-rated doors are an integral part of a building’s overall fire protection. A properly operating fire door is a key component to stop the spread of deadly fire, smoke, and toxic fumes and gases. Fire doors that are used on a day-to-day basis increase the likelihood of a fire door not being in optimal condition to protect occupants in the event of a fire is quite high.
Fire doors and door hardware are subject to failure due to the constant usage they take in high traffic areas. Constant usage can lead to mis-alignment of the door which could potentially lead to failure of the door to close in the event of a fire. Other common non-compliant issues are holes or openings in the fire door assembly, improper gaps, missing labels, failure of latching hardware to operate, missing screws, door coordinator operates improperly, non-working self-closing devices, missing gasketing, improper kick plates (protective plates) sizes, improper field modifications, and numerous other problems.
Punitive fines and even prison sentences can be handed down for serious breaches of fire-safety laws and, of course, lives can be lost.
Moving Designs provides a full range of services, which should be part of planned preventative maintenance programmes, including inspection, installation, repair and maintenance of fire doors. For all your requirement please call 0845 643 2197.https://www.movingdesignslimited.co.uk/fire-door-inspection-assessment/
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