Fire Door Inspections
The Role of Fire Doors
In general, fire doors within a block of flats fall into four categories, namely:
- 1Flat entrance doors: these are particularly important because in blocks of flats, most fires occur within the flats themselves; the flat entrance door prevents the spread of fire and smoke into the common parts and ensures the safety of other residents.
- 2Doors to stairways and lobbies (between corridors and stairways): these keep the stairways and lobbies free from fire and smoke, so that they can safely be used by residents and others who might need to leave the building during a fire, and to assist firefighters during firefighting operations.
- 3Doors that sub-divide corridors: these are to limit the spread of fire and smoke throughout, for example, a long corridor.
- 4Doors to plant rooms and cupboards (for example containing electrical distribution equipment) and to service risers (shafts which allow the vertical passage of cables, pipes)


What is Covered During a Visual Fire Door Inspection
Fire door inspections consist of extensive checks of each individual fire door component. Inspections should be completed by a certified fire safety technician who is able to carefully assess each of the key components for faults, damage or wear.
Risk Safety Services fire door inspections focusing on the door’s structural integrity, assessing the door leaf, door frame, self-closer, door hinges, door selector, locks and handles, panic hardware, apertures and glazing. The visual inspection also inspects passive protection features surrounding the door such as intumescent door strips and cold smoke seals. The gaps between the door and frame and the threshold gaps are measured. In addition, fire safety signage is checked for clarity and compliance, in line with current regulations.
Important Regulatory Information About Fire Doors
Call us on 01304 793058 or email info@risksafetyservices.co.uk fora quotation for a Fire Door Inspection.