Fire doors

Fire doors save lives and property.

About fire doors

About 3 million new fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK. But to save lives, fire doors must work correctly.

They are part of a building’s passive fire protection system and are fundamental to most fire strategies for buildings
They provide critical protection within a building such as escape routes (stairs and corridors) and places of relative safety, and in separating different fire hazards in a building

Important information about fire doors:

To save lives, fire doors must work correctly
They must be tested and third-party certificated to BS 476 Part 22 or BS EN 1634 Part 1
They must be fitted with the correct and compatible components suited to the door leaf and its purpose
Like any fire safety device, they should be installed and maintained by competent people
Never prop open a fire door

There is a five step that you need to carry out on all fire doors within your premises.

Download the five step fire door check leaflet:

Download the following leaflet which contains information about how to spot a faulty fire door:

Fit a fire door like any other door – it’s not, it’s an engineered safety device
Cut vision panels and other holes on site
Patch up a fire door
Take risks by reducing the specification
Disconnect a fire door closer
Prop or wedge open a fire door