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The video below demonstrates the how badly an incorrectly specified and installed fire door performs during a fire – however smart it might appear the untrained eye.
Produced by the BWF Certifire Fire Door Scheme, it shows footage of a live fire door test, pitting a fully compliant fire door against a badly fitted equivalent.
The video, put together for Fire Door Safety Week, also details a simple five-step checklist to ensure your fire doors are specified and installed properly.
IFSEC Global is proud to support Fire Door Safety Week, which runs from 25 September to 1 October. You can pledge your support for the campaign here, and by tweeting under the hashtag #FireDoorSafetyWeek and sharing or using the wealth of resources found in the campaign’s toolkit.
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Watch: The consequences of badly specified and fitted fire doors – plus 5 tips for getting it rightProduced by the BWF Certifire Fire Door Scheme, this video shows footage of a live fire door test, pitting a fully compliant fire door against a badly fitted equivalent.
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Leslie Dodd
September 24, 2017 8:34 pm
In the video, it mentions fire rated hinges but does not tell you how to recognise them (CE) marked
In the video, it mentions fire rated hinges but does not tell you how to recognise them (CE) marked