What We Learned from Fire Door Safety Week 2013

Posted by Fireproofpaint on October 16th, 2013

Fire doors have been saving lives here in the UK and around the world for many years now. September 15^th-21^st, 2013 was Fire Door Safety Week which was all about bringing awareness and techniques of fire doors for every type of building including commercial, public, and multiple-occupancy.

It’s always important that people living here in the UK completely understand the importance of fire doors- how they work and what people should do to ensure their safety in the event of a fire. Let’s take a look at some of the important things discussed during the event and how we can all learn from these things, to better improve the safety and use of fire doors here in the UK.

What to Know about Fire Doors-Over 3 million new fire doors are purchased and installed each year. Most of these fire doors are made from timber. The highest risk factors associated with fire doors reported was that escape routes were blocked or obstructed, fire doors were forced open and fire doors had closers disconnected. It’s imperative that all fire doors are properly fitted with Intumescent seals causing the fire doors to expand up to 10 times their original size to seal all the gaps around the perimeter of the doors.

Importance of Fire Doors-The most important thing to know about fire doors is that they save lives. They have been used for many years now in the UK as a part of the building’s passive fire protection system. They are designed as a fundamental part of the fire protection plan set in place for buildings here in the UK.

Fire Doors Must Function Correctly-In order for fire doors to save lives, they must work correctly. In order for a fire door to work properly, it must never be compromised. This include being fitted with incorrect glazing and ironmongery, making any types of changes to the door leaf, not using proper door framing, not using Intumescent seals, and poor maintenance or installation.

A company like International Passive Fire Ltd. can test any type of fire door to ensure that they are functioning correctly. For more information about their services or products, you can contact them by telephone on 01752 690 997 or by email sales@fireproofpaint.co.uk.

About The Author:

This article is written by Steven Bryant and he is associated with International Passive Fire Ltd. International Passive Fire Ltd is based upon the well established business of Fire Retardant Services. Their product base is by far the most expansive of any distribution or manufacture within the UK; they deal with not only manufacturers products from the UK but also from Europe and Asia making their range very comprehensive. Their product range encompasses Intumescents Products, Intumescent Paints, Epoxy Intumescent, Cementitious Sprays, Fire Barrier Curtains, Full Fire Extinguisher Range, and Signage.