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Fire door inspection
Checklist · On installation; in occupation every 3 months (communal) and every year (flat entrance) in buildings over 11 m
The inspection of a fire door and its frame: certification, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing, signage and damage. Fits the checks the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 ask of a responsible person in occupation.
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The law and guidance behind it
- BS 8214, Timber-based fire door assemblies, code of practice
- Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 10 (fire doors)
- Approved Document B
The questions
The door
- Door reference and location
- Rating
- Date
Checks
- Certification label or plug present
- Gaps around the leaf even, about 3 mm (2 to 4 mm) at head and sides, under the door as specified
- Intumescent and smoke seals continuous, undamaged, not painted over
- At least three hinges, all screws in, none worn or missing
- Closer shuts the door fully into its frame from any angle
- Frame fixed, gap to the wall fire-stopped
- Glazing fire-rated, beads and seals intact
- Signage right (Fire door keep shut, or keep locked)
- No holes, damage or changes to the leaf
- Photos of the door, label and gaps
Sign-off
- Inspected by
- Date and time
- Signature
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