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General Information About the Site

Person(s) Consulted

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Premises Details

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  • Number of Floors (including basement):

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Introduction

  • Fire doors are an essential part of passive fire protection because they help prevent fire and smoke from spreading between rooms or compartments and into escape routes.

    By holding back the spread of fire and smoke into and along escape routes, occupants have more time to evacuate or reach a refuge, and crucially their escape route is much safer.

    A door’s effectiveness relies on more than just the door leaf itself. There are many component parts working together to resist fire – the failure, poor specification, or incorrect installation of any one item could compromise the whole door
    assembly.

    Nominal Fire Doors

    A nominal fire door is a door that may not be certified but is thought to meet fire safety standards. They are also known as "notional" fire doors.

    Nominal fire doors are not officially certified by a third-party testing unit. Certified fire doors have been tested and meet current fire safety standards.

    Nominal fire doors may be:

    • Older doors that may not have a manufacturer's label or plug.
    • Doors that have been in place for a long time and met earlier standards.
    • Doors that are installed into an uncertified frame.
    • Doors that have been altered by adding glazing, letterboxes, or ventilation grilles.

    A nominal fire door can be identified by:

    • A fire door inspector can examine the door and determine if it is suitable.
    • The door's construction, such as the thickness of the timber, can indicate its fire resistance.

  • Legislation

    The main fire safety legislation for each UK country requires that the ‘facilities, equipment, and devices’ (i.e., fire doors and flat front doors) are ‘subject to a suitable system of maintenance’ (i.e., ongoing inspection and repair).

    • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
    • Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
    • The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006
    • Fire Safety Regulations (NI) 2010

    These fire safety laws are for England / Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. They include inspecting and maintaining building safety and ongoing risk assessments.

    • Fire Safety Act 2021

    This extends English fire safety law to include all buildings with two or more domestic premises. It explicitly brings into scope flat front doors.

  • Guidance

    A variety of British and European standards apply to fire door assemblies, their component parts and fire tests applied to them.

    • BS EN 1634-1:2008 Fire resistance and smoke control tests for doors, shutters and openable windows.
    • BS 476-22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures.
    • BS 8214:2016 Code of practice for fire door assemblies.
    • BS EN 1125:2008 Building hardware – panic exit devices.
    • BS EN 1935:2002 Building hardware – single-axis door hinges.
    • BS EN 1155:1997 Building hardware – Electro-magnetic devices.

Methodology

  • Each fire door is inspected individually by one of our fire door inspectors in accordance with the guidance as set out by the National Association of Fire Doors Inspectors.

    Safetyform have applied a "Status" criterion to each door inspected to determine the level of compliance with the requirements of BS 476 - Pt 22, which are:

    • Compliant - Meaning the door is compliant to the requirements of BS 476 - Pt 22 and no further actions are required.

    • Compliant (Nominal) - Meaning the door is compliant as a Nominal Fire Door in the opinion of the fire door inspector.

    • Improvements Required - Meaning the door requires improvements to be made to comply with the requirements of BS 476 - Pt 22. Where improvements have been identified they will be listed within the inspection and the required improvements should be made within 3 months of the inspection date or sooner if the inspector has given an earlier timeframe.

    • Non-Compliant - Meaning the door does not comply with the requirements of BS 476 - Pt 22 and will require replacement at the earliest convenience to ensure compliance with the requirements of BS 476 - Pt 22.

    Please Note:

    In line with the requirements of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, all fire doors must be inspected on a regular basis (at least once every 12 months or 6 months in high-traffic areas), to ensure they remain free from damage and are fit for purpose, this includes for individual flat entrance doors.

Communal Fire Door Inspections

    CFD:
  • Door Photo:

  • Location of fire door in the building?

  • Fire Door Type / Rating etc.

  • Fire Door Compliance status with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22?

  • Please see break down below for reasons why the door is not compliant or requires improvements to comply with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22. Improvements must be made within a reasonable timeframe (i.e. 3 months).

  • Door & Frame:

  • Please State other issues identified:

  • Seals:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Door Closer:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Door Hinges, Locks & Latches & Door Furniture:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Door Signage:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Glazing & Apertures:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Associated Photographs:

  • The door was inspected in line with the criteria set out by the National Association of Fire Door Inspectors (NAFDI) and was found to compliant to the requirements of the British Standard - BS476 Pt 22.

  • No access was gained to the door at the time of the assessment to ascertain if the door is compliant with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22.

    The Client should arrange for access at a later date so as to inspect the door for compliance with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22.

  • The door was inspected in line with the criteria set out by the National Association of Fire Door Inspectors (NAFDI) and was found to compliant as a Nominal Fire Door in the opinion of the fire door inspector.

Flat Entrance Fire Door Inspections

    FED:
  • Door Photo:

  • Location of fire door in the building?

  • Fire Door Type / Rating etc.

  • Fire Door Compliance status with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22?

  • Please see break down below for reasons why the door is not compliant or requires improvements to comply with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22. Improvements must be made within a reasonable timeframe (i.e. 3 months).

  • Door & Frame:

  • Please State other issues identified:

  • Seals:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Door Closer:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Door Hinges, Locks & Latches & Door Furniture:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Door Signage:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Glazing & Apertures:

  • Please state other issues identified:

  • Associated Photographs:

  • The door was inspected in line with the criteria set out by the National Association of Fire Door Inspectors (NAFDI) and was found to compliant to the requirements of the British Standard - BS476 Pt 22.

  • No access was gained to the door at the time of the assessment to ascertain if the door is compliant with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22.

    The Client should arrange for access at a later date so as to inspect the door for compliance with the requirements of BS476 Pt 22.

  • The door was inspected in line with the criteria set out by the National Association of Fire Door Inspectors (NAFDI) and was found to compliant as a Nominal Fire Door in the opinion of the fire door inspector.

Signatories

  • Following the assessment and before leaving the building, Safetyform carried out a debriefing session with the client contact to discuss the fire door inspection findings and any actions required to be taken where required.

  • We, the signatories below, confirm that a Fire Door Inspection was undertaken at the above-named premises on the date below and that a formal debriefing session was undertaken between Safetyform & the client contact.

  • Client Contact:

  • Fire Door Assessor on behalf of Safetyform:

  • Date:

Consultant Notes & Photographs

  • As part of the BAFE accreditation it is required that all fire risk assessors keep copies of their notes taken on site and any associated photographs applicable to the building.

    Therefore, to ensure our compliance with the BAFE requirements, please upload any notes taken at the time of undertaking the fire risk assessment (these can be photographs of hand written notes or notes formulated using Word or Excel).

    The Notes must be legible so they can be read when being audited.

    In addition, please upload all photographs taken of the property when visited, whether used in the report or not.

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