Regular Inspection of Fire and Smoke Doors

In addition to the inspection and repair of fire and smoke dampers, fire-rated doors are also crucial for the passive fire protected system as well as for the fire protection of the entire building.

Fire Doors are very important component of a building’s fire safety for a passive fire protection and for the life safety protocols for the building. It is designed to lessen the spread of fire or smoke for some specific time during which the occupants of the building can safely vacant the building and the spread of fire is restricted within the building. As per the NFPA 80 code 5.2, healthcare facilities need to inspect fire doors annually compulsorily.

During the time of fire door inspection, Fire door inspectors evaluate each part of the assembly as it is necessary that all the parts of the assembly is working properly for operating fire door successfully.

During the inspection of fire doors, the fire door inspectors has to check thoroughly fire door, frame, locks, and hinges, exit hardware, closers, bolts, labels and all other important components of fire door. They will verify that there are no damage on the door and will also observe that it is working properly or not. Also there are many different kinds of fire doors like Horizontal sliding doors, fire shutter doors, swimming doors, overhead rolling fire doors, and vertically sliding doors to pick from at the time of installing in the perfect setting suitable.

The things which should be verified while the inspection of the Fire and Smoke Doors is being carried out are listed below:-

1] It should be checked that there are no open holes or breaks in surfaces of the door or the frame.

2] If glazing, vision light frames, and glazing beads are equipped than it should be checked that they are intact and securely fastened in place.

3] All the parts are working properly and no parts are broken or missing.

4] The self-closing device is operating properly by verifying that the active door will be completely closed when it is being operated from the full open position.

5] The auxiliary hardware items which can interfere or prohibit operation are not installed on door or frame is to be checked.

6] When it is in a closed position, it has to be checked that the latching hardware is operating properly and securing the door.

7] If a coordinator is installed, the inactive leaf closes before the active leaf is to be verified.

If proper care is not taken of these things and not inspected regularly, these doors will not perform the way they should at the time of fire. The best thing to make sure that you are safe and protected from fire is to hire a company with certified fire door inspectors to come and inspect your fire-rated doors. Without the help of these doors, fire would spread much faster and farther comparatively.

After this inspection is being performed, clear and precise documentation is very important to be maintained. This report contains Inspection report, Deficiency report and Summary report.

Brand Services, LLC offers all Fire Protection Services for all passive fire and safety needs which includes Fire and Smoke Damper inspection, fire door, fire stopping and facility maintenance services by its trained, certified and experienced technicians.