Fire Safety

Fire Door Inspections / Life Safety

As professional Fire Door Inspectors, we encourage facility owners and property managers to have their fire doors inspected and repaired, at least on an annual basis. Fire doors are only one piece of the fire protection system, yet play a huge role in a building overall fire safety. Fire testing of doors and hardware and the resulting labeling authorities granted, is a complex subject that is better understood when basic rules and guideline are applied. The fire rating classification of the wall into which the door is installed dictates the required fire rating of the door. The location of the wall in the building and prevailing building codes establish the wall's fire rating. Fire doors are rated by time (in minutes or hours) that a door can withstand exposure to fire test conditions. Hourly ratings include 1.5 hours, 1 hour, .75 hour & .33 hour, with the maximum rating required of any swinging type fire door being 3 hours. To guarantee that a fire doors parts are all working with each other correctly, they must be inspected at least once a year. Making sure that they work will guarantee your fire doors will help protect your facility and its occupants.