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Check the gaps Look for any around the top and intumescent seals sides of the door around the door are consistently less or frame . Check than 4mm when they ’ re intact with the door ’ s closed . no sign of damage . The gap under the door can be slightly larger ( up to 8mm ), but it does depend on the door . Ideally , you should not see light under the door . aps and maintenance of fire doors . Building owners , facilities and estates managers have a legal duty to appoint a ‘ responsible person ’, who is accountable for the fire safety in the building that they own or manage , to ensure that the fire doors installed comply with current legislation .
Research by FDIS found that more than £ 450,000 in fines was issued to the landlords and managers of HMOs during 2015 , as well as a number of custodial and suspended sentences .
Hannah Mansell continues : “ Last year was a resounding success for Fire Door Safety Week with 129 organisations pledging support and many running events . This year we want to build on that momentum by encouraging even more fire services , local councils and stakeholders to get involved and help us to spread the fire door safety message .”
A number of supporters have already begun arranging events to take place during Fire Door Safety Week and the London Fire Brigade is working with BWF-Certifire to deliver a fire door safety conference to its fire safety teams across London on 29th September 2016 .
BREAKING BAD HABITS
David Oldfield , chairman of BWF-Certifire , said : “ People don ’ t realise that properly specified fire doors provide a
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Check all hinges are Check the door firmly fixed ( three closes firmly onto or more of them ), the latch withou with no missing or sticking on the fl broken screws . or the frame .
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A fire doo works wh closed . A complet barrier to stop the spread of fire and smoke and can last between 30 and 60 minutes , depending on the door . In an emergency , every second counts . Time is critical and can be the difference between life and death . If the door is wedged open , then it can ’ t protect us – wedging open fire doors are a bad habit we have to break .
“ This year is particularly significant as it raises the question why after 350 years have we not nailed this . The wedge is just part of a legacy of neglect arising from historically poor specification , installation , maintenance and management of fire doors . There is no excuse for poor fire door safety . Corners have been cut and bad decisions have been made , but we hope through Fire Door Safety week to stop the rot and restart the market .”
GET INVOLVED
The Fire Door Safety Week website offers tailored advice , with free resources in an online toolkit to help spread the word about fire door safety including on websites and social media , running events , or by carrying out full onsite inspections and sending any images of dodgy fire doors to Theodore Firedoor ’ s Facebook page .
www . firedoorsafetyweek . co . uk , follow @ FDSafetyWeek on Twitter and hashtag # FireDoorSafetyWeek .
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