Fire door safety

About fire doors

About 3 million new fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK. But to save lives, fire doors must work correctly.

• They are part of a building’s passive fire protection system and are fundamental to most fire strategies for buildings
• They provide critical protection within a building such as escape routes (stairs and corridors) and places of relative safety, and in separating different fire hazards in a building

Importance of fire doors

Important information about fire doors:

• To save lives, fire doors must work correctly
• They must be tested and third-party certificated to BS 476 Part 22 or BS EN 1634 Part 1
• They must be fitted with the correct and compatible components suited to the door leaf and its purpose
• Like any fire safety device, they should be installed and maintained by competent people
• Never prop open a fire door

Five step fire door check

Download the five step fire door check leaflet (https://www.firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/FDSW-5-Step-Fire-Door-Check-1.pdf)

Fire doors - what to do

• Buy fire doors, frames and components from certificated companies
• Check the certificate matches the door
• Install and maintain fire doors using competent personnel
• Make sure that ironmongery components are CE marked

Fire doors - don't

• Fit a fire door like any other door – it’s not, it’s an engineered safety device
• Cut vision panels and other holes on site
• Patch up a fire door
• Take risks by reducing the specification
• Disconnect a fire door closer
• Prop or wedge open a fire door

Responsible person poster

Download the following poster, which can be used to give people the contact details of the person responsible for the fire doors (https://www.firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/know-the-responsible-person-poster-1.pdf)

Poster - for tenants

Poster for tenants about the importance of fire doors. (https://www.firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/FDSW_A3-Poster-WEB_Port-1.pdf)