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Interest in fire doors reignited by
major industry initiative
Last month’s Fire Door Safety Week raised awareness of
the critical role fire doors play in passive fire protection in
every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building.
The brainchild of the British
Woodworking Federation (BWF) and
BWF-CERTIFIRE, Fire Door Safety
Week receives major support from the
Fire Minister, fire industry leaders, fire
and rescue services across the country
and leading fire door and doorset
manufacturers and ironmongers.
But prosecutions under the Regulatory
Reform (Fire Safety) Order continue
to be given to building owners and
property managers in the UK who
neglect their responsibility to ensure
fire doors are installed and properly
maintained. Already in 2014 a fine of
£70,000 and a 15 month jail sentence
5 Star Service
have been handed out in two fire doorrelated judgments.
John Fletcher, BWF-CERTIFIRE scheme
manager, said: “Fire Door Safety Week does
accentuate the need for properly installed
and maintained fire doors. But while
prosecutions continue, we are determined
to do even more to raise awareness.”
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Fire Door Inspection Scheme
The Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) is live at www.fdis.co.uk
The website gives full details of the
scheme and the FDIS online education
programme which is available to anyone
who wishes to have a greater knowledge of
fire doors and a qualification to prove it.
The UK’s Fire Door Inspection Scheme
(FDIS) is the first such scheme in Europe,
designed to transform people’s knowledge
and understanding about the critical
purpose and function of fire doors.
Its ultimate purpose is to improve safety
and save lives through creating a new
pool of expertise and competence to help
those with legal responsibilities under the
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
It provides a vital new resource to help
the ‘Responsible Person’ complete fire
risk assessments for the premises they
manage. It also raises awareness of
defective fire doors and the potentially
tragic consequences of leaving these
unchecked.
The FDIS is delivered by the BWFCERTIFIRE Scheme and the Guild of
Architectural Ironmongers(GAI).
It provides an online learning centre
leading to a diploma in fire doors, and a
route to become a certificated fire door
inspector. Professionals involved in fire
doors, facilities management, building
maintenance and other aspects of
health and safety will all benefit from the
scheme’s education package and will have
their competence independently assessed
by an independent certification body,
EXOVA Warringtonfire.
Follow news and updates on twitter @
FDIS_UK
CE Marking of Fire Doors
From 1 July 2013, under the Construction Products Regulation
2011 (CPR), it became mandatory for manufacturers to apply
CE marking to any of their products which are covered by a
harmonised European standard (hEN) or European Technical
Assessment (ETA).
‘Internal doors do not have to
be CE marked at present’
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