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NATIONAL SURVEY SHOWS WORRYINGLY
LOW AWARENESS OF FIRE DOOR SAFETY
» » A MAJOR SURVEY OF 2,000 UK
adults in support of the last Fire Door
Safety Week, has shown an alarming lack
of public awareness of the essential role of
fire doors.
The research, carried out by
IronmongeryDirect revealed 25%of
people are unaware that fire doors must
be kept shut always and that 49% of those
surveyed say they have seen a fire door
propped open.
The results also showed that over a
third admit that they would prop a fire
door open at certain times, such as when
needing to regularly pass through a fire
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OPENS
CONVERSATIONS
AROUND FIRE
DOOR SAFETY IN
THE MIDLANDS
» » MORE THAN 60
prominent facilities
managers, architects and
door hardware installers
attended a free event
hosted by ASSA ABLOY
UK, the global leader in
door opening solutions,
to discuss fire door safety
at West Midlands Fire
Service’s headquarters in
Birmingham.
The event – ‘It’s Time
to Talk About Fire Doors’
– featured talks from
Steve Shoker, Fire Safety
Officer at West Midlands
Fire Service; Dan Cooling,
Associate at integrated
building design business
One Creative; and Ian
Humphries, Planning
Maintenance Officer at the
University of Birmingham.
With fire safety front of
mind following the tragic
incident at Grenfell Tower
door protected doorway, needing fresh air
or when moving heavy objects.
According to the British Woodworking
Federation, the organisation behind Fire
Door Safety Week, three million fire doors
are installed each year.
Following the Grenfell tragedy, the
company reported a sharp rise in the sale
of intumescent door seals, door closers,
smoke alarms, and other fire related
products.
this year, the talks discussed
the challenges faced by
professionals responsible
for managing building
design, construction and
maintenance, offering
invaluable insights into
how to check fire doors
are properly installed and
maintained.
Representatives from
ASSA ABLOY UK also took
to the stage to outline
typical issues surrounding
fire doors and a best
practice guide to specifying
door hardware.
The event was run as part
of Fire Door Safety Week,
an organised by the British
Woodworking Federation
to raise awareness about
how third-party certified
fire doors can prevent life-
changing injuries.
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TIMBER FIRE DOORS UP TO 60 MINUTES INTEGRITY
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THE FBLS CONSISTS OF AN INTUMESCENT FIRE
BLOCK GRILLE ONLY 14MM THICK WHICH FITS
WITHIN THE DOOR LEAF IN THE APERTURE,
AND A STEEL TWO-PART LOUVRE SET WHICH
FASTENS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE DOOR AND
SANDWICHES THE INTUMESCENT BLOCK. IN THE
EVENT OF FIRE THE INTUMESCENT EXPANDS
80 TIMES ITS OWN VOLUME TO FILL THE DOOR
VOID PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF FLAMES.
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Units 43 - 45 Ladford Covert, Seighford, Stafford, ST18 9QG, United Kingdom
Tel : +44 (0)1785 282910 E-mail : [email protected]
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