Fire Door Inspection Tools

Proper inspection and maintenance of fire doors is key to ensuring the reliability of life safety barriers.

Fire door inspection tools.

Differentiate yourself amongst other inspectors by becoming third party qualified to perform fire and egress door inspections through the intertek qualified personnel iqp program. The gaps between a fire door and its frame need to be 2 to 4mm in width to ensure that both the door can close smoothly and that the fire cannot spread through the gap of the fire door. Qualified fire egress door inspector. Any issues should be fixed as soon as possible using compatible correct fire rated components.

Image courtesy of ashe approximately one year after the implementation of centers for medicare medicaid services cms requirements for annual door inspections in health care facilities an interesting phenomenon has developed. Fire door inspection and maintenance. Developed in time for fire door safety week 25 september 1 october 2017 it also features an introduction to the fdis diploma in fire doors. Painted or missing fire rated door labels are two of the top ten reasons for deficiencies in fire doors and frames.

Fire door inspections annual fire door inspections were introduced with the adoption of the 2007 edition of nfpa 80. United fire doors inspection understands that fire door and frame labeling is a crucial requirement to keeping your building compliant. The newest standard requires that fire rated doors be tested for functionality no less than annually and that a written record of the inspection be kept on file for the authority having jurisdiction ahj. The fire door gap gauge the fire door gap gauge is a must have tool for building inspectors iors fire marshals and ahjs for inspection of non rated and rated fire doors in warehouses office buildings hospitals and residential high rises.

Click here to browse through a gallery of fire door inspection tools door gauges and other inspection tools from all things inspector. A free online tool that provides europe s first competency framework for fire door inspectors has been launched by the fire door inspection scheme fdis. Inspect fire and egress door assemblies to nfpa 80 standard. Our fire door gap gauge is a handy tool designed for easy use thanks to the clearly marked dark blue recommended door gap area.