How To Inspect Fire Rated Doors

This course goes through the inspection process and the basics of repairing fire rated door assemblies.

How to inspect fire rated doors.

Upon completion you will be familiar with the nfpa 80 requirements for inspecting fire rated doors. Our basic fire door inspection course is designed for the in house inspector with very basic knowledge of fire doors. Plus where the fire door is in high use it should be checked more frequently than other doors in the building. On the sidelight panel frames inspect for sill and mullion sections by scanning left to right and also inspect the glazing beads by checking to make sure that all glazing beads are present and fastened to the frame in a secure manner and that all fasteners are tightened and present.

Verify that the face of the door is flush or slightly inset with the face of the frame. To help you implement the advice you are given during the week checkmate fire has compiled a downloadable fire door inspection checklist. The code requires that the inspections be done by someone with knowledge of fire doors. The top and sides of the doors should have a gap of less than 4mm from the frame.

Fire door safety week 2018 which runs from september 24th to 30th is designed to promote awareness of the importance of choosing the right fire doors and ensuring they are properly installed and maintained. Qualified fire egress door inspector. From door to floor the gap should be less than 10mm when the door is closed. As a rule if you can see light under the door the gap is probably too big.

Inspect fire and egress door assemblies to nfpa 80 standard. Fire door solutions strictly follows the nfpa 80 guidelines for swinging doors and fire door hardware. Fire door inspection certification basic course nfpa 80 annual fire door inspection certification. Our hands on visual inspection experts will inspect both sides of the door to assess the overall condition and assembly of each opening.

Differentiate yourself amongst other inspectors by becoming third party qualified to perform fire and egress door inspections through the intertek qualified personnel iqp program. Knowing how to identify and check internal fire doors might just save your life. Fortunately a fire door is relatively easy to identify thanks to certain tell tale signs. In the event of a fire knowing that you can count on a minimum of 30 minutes of fire resistance delivers peace of mind and allows you to put together a fire escape plan.

Recording findings for future repair assessment and reporting. As such a fire door should be regularly checked to ensure it functions correctly and will perform to its designed standard in the event of a fire. Periodic checks should be carried out at least once every six months although newly occupied buildings may require more frequent checks in the first year of use.