In most buildings, fire–resisting door sets are a legal obligation under both Building Regulations and to meet the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales (and similar legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland). They can protect escape routes and high–risk or high–value areas and prevent extensive losses.
A suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment will typically involve a review of the existing condition of existing fire door sets. However, the scope of a fire risk assessment will not extensively cover all fire doors and frames.
What is included?
A non-intrusive survey comprising:
- The fire-resisting qualities of the fire door hinges and all door hardware.
- The condition, fitting, and operation of the hinges and hardware.
- A review of fire door signage.
- A check of the condition and operation of any hold-open devices.
- A check of the fire door closing devices and their ability to effectively close the door sets.
- A check for fire door certification.
- An inspection of the locks and latches to ensure they are operational.
- An inspection of any vision panels, glazing and review of their suitability.
- An inspection of the cold smoke seals.
- An inspection of the intumescent strips.
- An assessment of the fire-resisting qualities of the door set, including its thickness.
- A review of the gaps between the leaf and frame – including the threshold for suitability.
- A visual inspection of the fire door frame.
- A visual inspection of the door leaf.
- A review of the materials used in the installation of the doors.
An intrusive survey would additionally include the removal of any architraves to assess whether the firestopping is installed correctly in line with manufacturer specifications.
Following the survey, you will receive:
- Annotated plans of each floor of your building showing the location of each fire door.
- Details of each non-compliant, nominal, and compliant fire door identified.
- A detailed checklist review of all elements of each fire door and remedial actions.
- Costs for remediation of each door – if required.
Firestopping Installation
Beagle Fire Prevention provides passive fire protection installation services to companies across the UK installed in line with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Approved Document B of the Building Regulations.
Services: We are experts and fully compliant with the following:
- Fire sleeves: pipes and cables
- Fire collars: pipes and penetrations
- Fire covers: ceilings
- Fire sealants and gap fillers: door frames, windows, and gaps
- Cavity Barriers
- Heads of Wall
We work closely with major manufacturers and will email them pictures of your project to get their approval on everything we install.