One of the most important – indeed vital – aspects of safety in buildings is ensuring that all the stringent fire doors compliance standards are met and maintained. The safety of residents and the integrity of the building itself must always be protected.

A fire-resistant door will have been specifically designed, manufactured, tested, and then rated to an industry-recognised level of safety. These doors provide resistance to fire, and all its associated dangerous elements, in the event of a fire outbreak within a building.

In all buildings where fire doors are mandatory to satisfy building regulations and the legal Health and Safety requirements, the fire doors will need to be manufactured or fitted with some form of intumescent strip.

Fire doors are a legal and mandatory requirement in all commercial and many residential buildings. There have been though, over the years, many different standards to which these fire doors were manufactured and installed, and in many buildings, the fire doors that were originally installed would not meet today’s more stringent standards for quality, materials and protection.

Any new building construction, or renovation, project requires careful planning and preparation with many different aspects to be considered. Amongst those deliberations is the vitally important aspect of the doors for your building – you obviously need to consider both the practicality and the aesthetic appearance, but you must also always be aware of the many safety and security issues to be considered.

All commercial and many residential buildings need to adhere to the stringent rules and regulations regarding fire safety, a major aspect of which are the doors installed within the buildings. All doors must be fire resistant to a specified standard and offer the protection and resistance required for all occupants to successfully evacuate a building in the event of a fire outbreak.

Many buildings and developments where people work, and in some residential environments, have a mandatory requirement for fire safety facilities. Integral to those fire safety arrangements are the fire doors – they form an important part of a building’s passive fire protection.

With regards to building fire safety, fire doors are the most visible and frequently used safety feature, so it is important to ensure that you choose the most effective and relevant fire doors for that environment and development.