Fire Door Guardian
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Fire door guardian. It is an industry campaign that seeks to increase understanding of the critical role that fire doors play in protecting life and property. Led by dame judith hackitt. After scheduling a visit based on the needs of your organization a guardian technician will come to your building to evaluate fire door assemblies including the door frame and kickplate. Guardian fire doors promote achievable standards for drop test compliance by making the job safe understandable and simple for everyone.
Over 20 fire tests have been carried out in the last 4 years at warrington fire research centre to bs476 part 22 and bs en1634 1 for periods up to and including 4 hours integrity. The need to have high levels of competence with formal accreditation of those. The technician will apply the appropriate time rate labels 20 45 60 90 or 180 minutes to each component. Fire doors made by five different suppliers have failed fire safety tests and have been withdrawn from the market the government has announced in the latest fallout from the grenfell tower disaster.
The guardian fire door is engineered to meet ever increasing demands of property owners and insurance underwriters in a simple easy to test and reset fire protection product. The fire door is the first line of defence between you and the fire and plays a crucial role in restricting the spread of fire and smoke thus reducing injury property damage and death. When you call upon the services of guardian doors we will quickly establish if the products you have in place have been well maintained and that both you. Guardian fr steel doorsets are designed for internal and external locations and are suitable for fire resistance purposes in commercial and industrial applications.
Utilizing standard chain hoist operation these rolling steel doors feature a reliable safe procedure for frequent drop testing with a u l. Fire door g uardian addresses the following two central criticisms raised in the 2018 independent review of building regulations and fire safety. Our qualified fire door inspectors check and test all relevant components of your fire doors. Serving our customers since 1988.
The need for building owners and responsible persons under rro 2005 to carry out regular fire risk assessments and act on the findings.