1. Fire Doors – Understanding the Essentials in Health Care Environments

2. The role of fire doors in health care buildings

3. What is a fire door?

4. FD30S E30Sa Current standards: 1. Fire resisting to BS 476: Part 22
2. Smoke control to BS 476: Part 31.1
E30Sa
Current standards:
1. Fire resisting to BS EN
2. Smoke control to BS EN
Means of measuring performance
Help to secure the means of escape
Maintain compartment lines and facilitate P.H.E.

5. HTM-05 Progressive Horizontal Evacuation
PHE =
The evacuation of
patients away from a
Fire into an adjacent
fire free compartment
on the same level
(by staff only)

6. Anatomy of fire doors

7. Door leaves Health care features: Heavy/severe duty X-ray shielding
Hygienic finishes

8. Glazing Health care features: Document M (height of panel)
X-ray shielding
Privacy panels
Glazing

9. Hardware Health care features: Anti-ligature Free swing
Hold open devices

10. Monoammonium Phosphate
Intumescent material
There are three main types of intumescent material:
Graphite
Monoammonium Phosphate
Hydrated Sodium Silicate
Test evidence exists for fitting these seals in small sections for anti-ligature purposes

11. Key manufacturer, installation and maintenance issues

12. Example of issues - Manufacture

13. Example of issues - Manufacture

14. Example of issues - Manufacture

15. Examples of issues - Installation

16. Examples of issues - Installation

17. Examples of issues - Maintenance

18. Examples of issues - Maintenance

19. 3rd Party Certification

20. 3rd Party Certification
Independent assurance of performance
Denotes the fire resistance of the door
Have their own unique identifying number
Shows the period of fire resistance

21. Typical certification process
Initial Test Requirements
Documented Specifications
Installation Instructions
Periodic Audit Visits
Periodic Audit Tests
Initial Audit Visit
Factory Production Control Requirements
Marking of Certified Product
Product:
Initial training requirements
Periodic Audit Visits
Initial Audit Visit
Initial examination
Marking of Certified Work
Installation/
Maintenance:

22. Third party certification
Quality matters more to some than others!
Test evidence covers the product tested but may not reflect the on- going quality of products on the production line!
Poor or incorrect installation and maintenance can seriously undermine the performance
Helps to demonstrate due diligence in the event of an incident
Long - term cost effectiveness – Saves you money

23. When to specify third party certification
Manufacture
Product certification
Installation
Service certification
Ongoing Maintenance
Service certification
= confidence in the ability of the product to continue to perform throughout its life

24. Reality of incorrect specification and installation

25. Test 2
Test 1

26. Summary Fire doors play a key role in health care buildings
Fire doors must be considered as complete doorsets – understand critical components
Fire door performance can be drastically reduced by seemingly small construction issues
Third party certification is an effective way of ensuring compliance and therefore product performance

27. For further information:
Peter Barker
BM TRADA Chiltern House Stocking Lane Hughenden Valley High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP14 4ND
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