GOING FORWARD IN 2023 the Federation . In 2023 , DHF will not only be filling other training gaps by expanding its training offering to include other door types ( not just fire doors ), but also by continuing to offer free training webinars and seminars to members to help further the knowledge within the automated gate and industrial and garage door industries . Indeed , since July , DHF has held two free per month covering such subjects as Construction Products Regulation ( CPR ) Tests and certification , fall-back protection , force limitation , compliance assessments of vertical doors and horizontal doors and gates , UKCA Marking & System and AVCP 3 type testing under the CPR . In May , DHF announced it will be taking its training ‘ international ’, with two-day courses available to those in the Republic of Ireland .
In 2022 , once again , DHF voiced its support for Fire Door Safety Week and its objectives ; it remains a long-standing champion for the critical role that fire doors play in saving lives and protecting property . Mid-year , the federation welcomed the announcement that cladding of the type used on Grenfell Tower is to be banned from use on any building in England , as well as welcoming the Fire Safety ( England ) Regulations 2022 , that come into effect on 23rd January 2023 , whereby flat entrance fire doors are subject to annual checks and those in the common parts of High-Risk Residential Buildings ( HRRB ), require quarterly checks .
It has also thrown its weight behind the eighth Gate Safety Month , held in October , the safety campaign that it started in 2014 to promote the continued safe installation , repair , and maintenance of automated gates . It marked this by offering an upgrade of its second day of the two-day Level 2 Award in Safety and Level 4 Award in Legislation combined training course to free accreditation .
This was followed by the release of DHF ’ s ‘ seven deadly sins of automated gates ’, an information piece penned by DHF ’ s Senior Training & Compliance Officer , Nick Perkins , covering the most pertinent reasons as to why automated gates can cause injury or death , as well as how to prevent this .
“ Initially ‘ gate safety week ’, the campaign was re-named ‘ gate safety month ’ thereafter and has become a year-round campaign aimed at creating awareness and educating both the public and industry professionals on the dangers of poor installation and maintenance , as well as to spot an unsafe gate ,” explains Patricia . “ DHF remains the go to expert on the dangers centred around poorly installed and maintained powered gates . “ In this , our 125th anniversary year , we have much to celebrate , and much to look forward to and it has never been a better time to celebrate the organisation ’ s history , heritage , vision , traditions and values ,” says Patricia . “ We continue to serve the needs of our more than 500 members and have done so since 1897 . And despite the prediction of a tumultuous year , we face 2023 with great hope and optimism .”
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