Common alterations which compromise fire door performance

The webinar will address common issues such as:

• using replacement hardware parts that are not approved by the manufacturer
• trimming the door to fit in to a space
• fitting “lipping” to make the fire door fit after damage
• putting a different finish onto your fire door for visual purposes
• adding on signage/locks/branding/vents/push plates or vision panels: does this change the fire performance of the door under full fire test conditions?
• hanging fire doors in your own existing frames/doorsets
• the use of single leaf doors as a set of fire doors
• not installing all of the passive safety features of a door
• are all alterations banned or are some acceptable?

The webinar will explore how fire doors should be inspected and assessed to various best practice guides and refer to current performance requirements of Building Regulations, including FD30, FD30(S) or FD60(S).   Finally, it will finish with managing shared challenges such as if there is no budget or plan to replace broken or fire doors that are no longer fit for purpose, is this acceptable in critical locations?  What can be done, or is worth doing?  Such scenarios must be carefully weighed up against many factors which should all come out of a good risk assessment.

• Fire risk assessors
• Fire safety managers
• Building managers
• Facilities managers
• Health and safety managers