Fire Door Wedged Open

It is also against the law.

Fire door wedged open.

The importance of ensuring that fire doors remain shut cannot be overlooked. If you re unsure and you d like to know just ask your reception team. A smoke barrier door that is wedged open will not close by itself. Blocking a fire door is a very very stupid thing to do.

It is safe to assume that a solidly built door with a self closer is a fire door. Leaving fire doors wedged or propped open disregards the safety of others. A smoke barrier door that is wedged open will not close by itself. If an insurance company were to find out that an essential fire door had been wedged open it might make them less willing to pay for the damages.

Despite this 64 of premises visited by the fire service have fire doors wedged open. All doors in hazardous areas are required to be self closing regardless if the door is fire rated or just smoke resistant. Recently the fire brigade have told us that they are making checks and may take photographs for possible prosecution. As we ve stated many times now fire doors must be viewed as a hugely important part of your fire safety strategy.

When fire doors are allowed to be correctly and firmly shut they can do their job of preventing the spread of smoke and fire thr. Your room door is a fire door too but it might not have the blue sign. I assume that you mean a fire door which swings closed when the fire alarm goes off not a fire escape door can you. We want fire doors open as they are a nuisance in everyday life.

All doors in hazardous areas are required to be self closing regardless if the door is fire rated or just smoke resistant. We are aware that some building users are wedging open self closing fire doors as a coronavirus covid 19 control measure to reduce the need to touch locks and door handles etc. There was a case where a restaurant owner was given a prison sentence and a fine of 70 000 not just for wedging fire doors open but for the. But it s not as simple as saying don t wedge that door.

If you wedge open a fire door not only is it illegal it is judged that by doing so you put someone s life at risk the business owner could suffer penalties from a hefty fine to even imprisonment. Physically sure you can. If you see a faulty fire door please tell your reception team straightaway. Report any fire door problems to us.

Section 3 3 238 of the 2012 lsc defines self closing as a door equipped with an approved device that ensures closing after opening. It is understandable to want to keep these doors open though as they can be quite heavy to open and if you are a frailer person or are carrying something encountering a closed fire door can be a bit. If you see a wedged open fire door close it. We strongly advise against wedging open fire doors and asks responsible persons to consider other control measures.