ire doors play a vital role in maintaining good compartmentation.
Personally I think three months checks are a little over zealous. It should be more of a risk based approach depending on the building. Compartmentation plays a massive role of course and can limit the spread of fire and regular checks of course should be carried out. But four times a year?
The issue I have sometimes have had with fire door contractors is when they scare clients telling them every door in their building (residential and commercial) has to be a fire door, taking no note of the life safety fire risk assessment or actual risk.
Granted fire risk assessors sometimes ask for a full fire door survey or are vague so it’s a two way misunderstanding on occasions.
Personally I would prefer to see much more emphasis on educating tenants and ensuring they have a good understanding of how fires start and what to do in a flat to prevent one the best you can.
For me a good fire risk assessment looks at the first few minutes should a fire start. The right evacuation policy. The right education. Let the fire doors play their role but let’s watch them do it from outside the building.
