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Adam Bannister is a contributor to IFSEC Global, having been in the role of Editor from 2014 through to November 2019. Adam also had stints as a journalist at cybersecurity publication, The Daily Swig, and as Managing Editor at Dynamis Online Media Group.
Many people outside the fire-safety industry could be forgiven for believing that any sturdy-looking door could do a decent job of preventing the spread of fire and smoke.
Watch the following video, however, and they’d be quickly disabused of this misconception.
Produced by the British Woodworking Federation it shows three doors – Door A glazed incorrectly, Door B installed and glazed correctly and Door C with an ordinary letter plate and no intumescent seals – being exposed to the intense heat of a real fire.
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Video: Watch how these 3 fire doors cope in a fireThe British Woodworking Federation puts Door A (glazed incorrectly), Door B (installed and glazed correctly) and Door C (ordinary letter plate, no intumescent seals) through their paces.
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Les Dodd
September 24, 2014 8:02 am
I like the video and it would enlighten a lot of business people I have been in contact with, who have not accepted my advice re their doors.
Great Job
I work for a local authority fire service. This is a good video which I would like to be able to use for training purposes. Is this permitted, and is the video available to download, rather than view on-line?
Adam Bannister
September 18, 2015 4:22 pm
Brian Harvey Hi Brian. If you email me on adam [dot] bannister [at] ubm.com then I’ll put you in touch with the right people!
I like the video and it would enlighten a lot of business people I have been in contact with, who have not accepted my advice re their doors.
Great Job
I work for a local authority fire service. This is a good video which I would like to be able to use for training purposes. Is this permitted, and is the video available to download, rather than view on-line?
Brian Harvey Hi Brian. If you email me on adam [dot] bannister [at] ubm.com then I’ll put you in touch with the right people!