Fire door maintenance is an integral part of your company’s passive fire protection strategy. It is a legal requirement to ensure your business premises are kept safe from the risk of fire, and having a maintenance schedule for your fire doors is an important part of your fire safety strategy.
Fire Door Regulations
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 details the legal obligations in providing adequate fire safety measures. It covers the maintenance of fire safety provisions within a building to ensure fire safety. It is the ‘Responsible Person’s’ duty to ensure that all fire and escape doors are maintained and repaired as fit for purpose.
Our expert fire door consultants ensure that all fire door maintenance schedules are in line with the British Standards and best practice guidelines.
The Importance of Fire Door Maintenance
Fire doors are a crucial part of passive fire protection, inhibiting the spread of fire and smoke between rooms or compartments. If a fire door is non-compliant, it’s imperative to have it repaired or replaced. Fire doors are easily damaged during the course of normal wear and tear. A regular maintenance schedule is necessary to ensure any damage doesn’t hinder it’s fire protection.
If a fire door is faulty and isn’t fit for purpose, the consequences can be devastating. In the event of a fire, life safety could be at serious risk. It could also result in legal action against the Responsible Person and the company for not complying with their legal fire safety obligations.
You can read more on Fire Door Safety in our article here.
Why do I need to maintain my Fire Doors?
Fire doors are naturally subject to continual use. They are susceptible to damage and some components of fire doors will need replacing or repairing from time to time to uphold their fire protection rating.
Best practice dictates that checks on your fire doors should take place twice a year. For newly occupied buildings, or premises subject to heavier fire door use such as hospitals, hotels and schools, it should be every three months or less.
Once your fire door inspection is complete, your report details any non-compliance issues to address.
Arranging your Fire Door Maintenance
Fire Plus Security complete fire door maintenance in London and the surrounding counties. We have years of experience, as well as the required specialist knowledge and expertise in completing fire door maintenance.
If you’re looking to:
- arrange a fire door inspection or maintenance visit, or
- arrange a new passive fire protection maintenance schedule
then call us on 0208 544 9732 or leave your details and we’ll come back to you. We will discuss your fire door maintenance requirements in more detail and answer any questions you may have.