We present to you now the dodgy fire door gallery 2016: an appalling assortment of terrible, shocking, neglected fire doors.
Courtesy of Fire Door Safety Week, which is running from 26 September to 2 October 2016, this horror show features pictures sent to Theodore Firedoor from concerned fire safety professionals and regular members of the public.
Raising awareness of the critical role fire doors play in protecting people and property and aiming to stamp out bad practice, the campaign is organised by the British Woodworking Federation, the BWF-Certifire Scheme and the Fire Door Inspection Scheme, in partnership with the Government’s safety campaign Fire Kills.
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Yes we all have our own rougues gallery. However whilst the focus on fire doors is commendable dont let it be such a focus that we forget everthing else that is needed as part of an overall strategy. Fire doors are “low hanging fruit”. Lift the ceiling tiles above fire doors to get the whole picture. Just been in a three year old school which looks impressive. Lovely finsishes, swimming pool, keep fit rooms, acoustic rooms in the music department etc etc. Beautiful fire doors, all labelled, marked and to spec. Lift the ceiling tiles and the firestopping around the… Read more »
Time to be honest. The so called ‘fire rated’ letterplates are currently tested in assembly with fire rated doors with the flap (usually two flaps) closed. Otherwise the ‘fire rated’ letterplate and the fire door will instantly fail the fire resistance test. Therefore such tests results do not reflect the real situation on site where the flap can be opened for whatever reason, like by a stuck newspaper, or by anyone, anytime. Any fire safety professional knows that most fire deaths are not caused by burns, but by smoke inhalation. Cold smoke would be the primary killer at the early… Read more »