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MANY PEOPLE DO NOT understand their responsibilities when it comes to fire safety , causing regular prosecutions , injuries and even deaths . According to the Home Office , there were 321 fire-related fatalities in England in 2017 . Business owners , landlords and building managers all have a responsibility under the Regulatory Reform ( Fire Safety ) Order 2005 to ensure that their staff and visitors are safe . If fire safety regulations are not followed , people can face major penalties that include unlimited fines and up to two years in prison .
According to Fire Door Safety Week , around three million fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK , but to save lives they must work properly . Fire doors are part of a building ’ s passive fire protection system , an essential requirement for all public buildings , offices and factories . In everyday use a fire door is just as any other door . However , in the event of a fire , the fire door must perform its prime purpose – to protect lives and offer protection to the building and buildings that surround it .
Are you confident that you have taken all the steps to ensure that your doors meet regulations and will help to save lives in your building ?
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If you think the building you ’ re living in , working in or visiting has a faulty fire door , don ’ t walk by . Report it to whoever manages or owns the building .
WHAT MORE CAN I DO ?
By giving the lock on your door additional protection you can ensure smoke and fire are not able to travel through any lock installation gaps .
Codelocks Original Fire Kits * can easily be fitted to new and existing Codelocks mechanical and electronic latch locks and installations . Codelocks Smart Fire Kits ** can be easily fitted to new and existing Codelocks smart latch locks ; CL4510 and CL5510 . Using intumescent strips and tubes that are designed to expand when exposed to extreme temperatures , the Codelocks Fire Kits provides locks with 30 or 60 minutes fire protection , depending on the door type , by sealing any gaps around the latch . In the event of a fire , the expansion of the strips protects the latch , filling any apertures and stops smoke escaping and flames spreading . Containing the fire gives people more time to be
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‘ around three million fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK , but to save lives they must work properly ’ |
safely evacuated and allows fire fighters time to tackle the blaze .
Codelocks Fire Kits are designed with self-adhesive pads that are specifically pre-shaped and cut to suit each fixing of the latch , promising a seamless installation . Codelocks Fire Kits , used with a compatible Codelocks latch lock on an appropriate timber fire door , will give 30 or 60 minutes fire protection in accordance with BS EN 1634- 1:2008 .
Order a Codelocks Original Fire Kit * for your latch mechanical and electronic lock .
Order a Codelocks Smart Fire Kit ** for your latch smart lock – lock models CL4510 and CL5510 .
* Codelocks Original Fire Kits are compatible with :
Codelocks mechanical latch lock models CL155 , CL190 , CL255 , CL290 , CL410 , CL415 , CL510 , CL515 , CL610 and CL615 .
Codelocks electronic latch lock models CL2255 , CL4010 , CL5010 . ** Codelocks Smart Fire Kit Codelocks smart latch lock models CL4510 and CL5510 .
www . codelocks . co . uk
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HOW TO TELL THAT A DOOR IS A FIRE DOOR ?
Research carried out by IronmongeryDirect , revealed that almost one in two people do not know how to identify a fire door . 70 % also admitted that they wouldn ’ t know who to contact if they noticed a problem with a fire door . Fire Door Safety Week has provided a helpful Five Step Check to determine if a door is a fire door .
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