Despite a heightened awareness of fire door safety among facilities managers, fore doors inspected in many organisations are still not up to standards, according to research by a certificated fire door inspector body.
The Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) undertook a review of its cases carried out by their certificated inspectors earlier this year and concluded that many organisations were 'sleepwalking into danger'.
The research revealed that:
- More than 61 per cent of the fire doors inspected had problems with fire or smoke seals;
- More than a third had incorrect signage;
- 230 fire doors inspected had gaps bigger than 3mm between the door and its frame (as specified in BS9999: 2008 and BS8214: 2008);
- More than 20 per cent had unsuitable hinges; and
- Almost one in six had damage to the door leaf
The Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) is Europe's first qualification and inspection scheme fore fire door safety and was set up three years ago.
Enquiries to FDIS from organisations looking for fire door inspectors have doubled over the past 12 months to help them meet their legal obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
Clive Reilly, a fire door inspector, said: "There is no doubt that many facilities manager are waking up to the need to have their fire doors inspected."
He added: "I regularly come across organisations which are either unaware of their obligations under current fire legislation or who simply choose to do nothing. Some do make an attempt to inspect and maintain their fire doors, but often use untrained, inexperienced staff who do not have detailed inspection criteria to follow."
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