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Fire Doorsets failed to close
after being held open for
prolonged period of time.
Fire resistant door leaf held open by door selector.
Fire resistant doorset closed in wrong sequence.
ĞǀĂĐƵĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůĐŚĞĐŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŽĨĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐ
ŵƵƐƚďĞĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŽĐůŽƐĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƌĞĐůŽƐĞĚ͕ůĂƚĐŚĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJĂŶĚ
ĨƵůůLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚŽĨĂĮƌĞ͘
 dŚĞƌĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐĂƐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚĂŶĚ
ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚǁŝƚŚŶŽŶͲĮƌĞƌĂƚĞĚĚŽŽƌƐĨŽƌĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ
ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶŵĂƐƐͲĐĂƐƵĂůƚLJŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂĐĂƐĞϮϮLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽŝŶ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐ
ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶŽĸĐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĮƌĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨϰϭŽĐĐƵƉĂŶƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚǁŽ
ĮƌĞĮŐŚƚĞƌƐ͘tĞůĚŝŶŐĚĞďƌŝƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϭϯ ƚŚ ŇŽŽƌƚƌŝŐŐĞƌĞĚƚŚĞĮƌĞŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌ͕
ďƵƚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĚĞĂƚŚƌĂƚĞǁĂƐŵĂŝŶůLJĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨĂůůĮƌĞĚŽŽƌƐŝŶ
ƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŽĸĐĞŽǁŶĞƌƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨƌŽŶƚĚŽŽƌƐ
ĨƌŽŵĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐƚŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞŐůĂƐƐĚŽŽƌƐ͘
(Source: forbes.com)
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE OF FIRE DOORSETS
ZĞƉŽƌƚƐďLJĮƌĞďƌŝŐĂĚĞƐŝŶhŶŝƚĞĚ<ŝŶŐĚŽŵŚĂǀĞƐŚŽǁŶƚŚĂƚĐůŽƐŝŶŐĂĮƌĞĚŽŽƌ͕Žƌ
ĞǀĞŶĂƌŽŽŵĚŽŽƌ͕ƉƌŽǀĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝŶƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĮƌĞĨƌŽŵƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
ƌŽŽŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŬĞĞƉďĞĚƌŽŽŵĚŽŽƌƐĐůŽƐĞĚĂŶĚůĂƚĐŚĞĚĂƚŶŝŐŚƚ
ĂƐĂĮƌĞƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌĞĐĂƵƟŽŶ͘dŚŝƐĂůƐŽĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ŚŝŐŚͲƌŝƐĞǁŝƚŚƐůĞĞƉŝŶŐƌŝƐŬƐ͘
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ƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞ͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞ͕ƐŵŽŬĞůŽďďLJ͕ĮƌĞŵĞŶ͛ƐůŝŌůŽďďLJ͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚůŽďďLJ͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚƐŚĂŌƐ͕ĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁĂůůĂŶĚĮƌĞƌĂƚĞĚĚƌLJǁĂůů͘
WůĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŶŽƌŵĂůůLJŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞŚŽƚĞůƌŽŽŵĚŽŽƌƐ͕ĐŽŶĚŽŵŝŶŝƵŵͬ
ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĚŽŽƌ͕ĞŶĚŽĨĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕ŇŽŽƌĞdžŝƚŝŶƚŽĮƌĞĞƐĐĂƉĞƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞ͕
ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĂŶĚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƌŽŽŵƐ͕ƌŝƐĞƌĚƵĐƚƐ͕ƐƚŽƌĞƌŽŽŵƐ͕ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůƐǁŝƚĐŚ
ƌŽŽŵƐ͕dEƐƵďͲƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞƌƌŽŽŵƐ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŽƌƌŽŽŵ͕ĮƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƌŽŽŵ͖ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌͬƐĞƌǀĞƌͬĚĂƚĂĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ĮƌĞĮŐŚƟŶŐƉƵŵƉŚŽƵƐĞ͕ĞƚĐ͘
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ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJŽƌĐůŽƐĞĚďƵƚŶŽƚůĂƚĐŚĞĚ͕ĚŽŽƌůĞĂĨƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁĞĚŐĞĚŽƉĞŶ͕ĚŽŽƌĐůŽƐĞƌ
ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐůŽƐƚƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƉƵƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌůĞĂĨďĂĐŬŝŶƚŽĐůŽƐĞĚĂŶĚůĂƚĐŚĞĚ
ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ĞƚĐ͘&ĂŝůƵƌĞŽĨĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐĐĂŶůĞĂĚƚŽƌĂƉŝĚƐŵŽŬĞĂŶĚĮƌĞ
ƉƌŽƉĂŐĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌŽŽŵƚŽĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĨƌŽŵŇŽŽƌƚŽŇŽŽƌͲŵĂŬŝŶŐĞƐĐĂƉĞ
ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘
 ƵƌŝŶŐĂƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĮƌĞŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚŝŶĂŚŝŐŚͲƌŝƐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞĮƌĞĞƐĐĂƉĞƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞ
ŝƐƚŚĞŽŶůLJĞŐƌĞƐƐƌŽƵƚĞƚŽĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌŇŽŽƌƐƚŽƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚůĞǀĞůĨŽƌ
ŽĐĐƵƉĂŶƚƐƚŽĞƐĐĂƉĞƐĂĨĞůLJ͘dŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞŝƐŐƵĂƌĚĞĚĂƚĞĂĐŚŇŽŽƌ
ĞdžŝƚďLJĂĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƐŵŽŬĞŝŶŐƌĞƐƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŇŽŽƌŽŶ
ĮƌĞ͘ǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞŝƐƉƌĞƐƐƵƌŝƐĞĚ͕ƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ
ǁŚĞŶƚŽŽŵĂŶLJĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĂƌĞŽƉĞŶĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐŵĂƐƐĞǀĂĐƵĂƟŽŶ͕ŽƌƚŚĞ
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