Construction Solutions Ltd | Fully certified & regulated fire door inspectors
Operating throughout London & South East England

Fire Door Inspections

Our Service

Fire doors are a very important part of any buildings fire strategy by providing access through compartment walls and screens as well as being part of the building passive fire protection system.

 

The Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) is a partnership between BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Door and Door-set Scheme and the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers managed via FDIS Limited.

 

CSL can provide you with a report certifying your new or existing fire doors confirming compliance or advising you what works are required for your doors to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

 

All inspections are recorded on FDIS database

 

All our inspections are recorded on Bolster Systems software reporting system.

Sectors

We work across a wide variety of sectors. Some of the most common sectors we work with include:

  • Education
  • Primary schools, Secondary schools, Colleges, Universities, Libraries
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitals, Care homes, Surgeries
  • Housing
  • Public housing, Social housing
  • Leisure & Tourism
  • Leisure facilities, Galleries, Museums, Theatres
  • Offices
  • Corporate offices, Public sector offices
  • Public Sector
  • Government and local authority buildings
  • Retail
  • High street stores, Department stores, Retail complex
  • Transport Buildings
  • Airports

All our inspections are recorded on Bolster Systems

Our inspectors undertake their surveys using Bolster Systems to create easy to read, accurate report which are easily updated on future inspections.

 

The project drawings can be uploaded to Bolster software in order to log all installations on-site, as installed providing the client with a unique and traceable asset register. This can be used as part of the “responsible person” obligations under the RRO 2005 or form part of the Contractors Regulation 38 submission to the end user of the building.


A report is provided with each inspection visit for clarity, a schedule of remedial works generated for the clients / contractors action, and a final report containing all which has been inspected on completion of the construction works.

Downloads

We have put together a selection of useful guides and documents:

Fire Door Certification Fact Sheet

Fire Door Maintenance Fact Sheet

Making Your Premises Safe Guide

Regulatory Enforcement Guidance

FDIS Brochure

Bolster Brochure

Fire Door Inspection FAQs

Do my doors need inspecting?

Every building other than a single privately owned dwelling containing a fire door will require the fire doors inspected to comply with the requirements of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Why are fire doors so important?

The compartmentation of a building is designed to provide fire resistance and insulate against the effects of a fire, containing the fire and preventing or reducing the spread of a fire and smoke.


The compartmentation is designed to protect the “means of escape” via escape route corridors and stairs, allowing the occupants to flee the building, saving lives and reducing the damage to the property.


Fire doors are a key component within a compartment wall. They are a complex, engineered solution, with many moving parts and subject to wear and tear,
requiring regular checks and maintenance.

How often should the fire doors be inspected?

Depending on the type of building you are responsible for, who occupies it, and the volume of use of the fire doors, will dictate the frequency of inspections required.

 

Some buildings, such as schools and hospitals, are subject to heavy traffic and the doors have a hard time often being subject to repeated misuse.

 

BS9999: 2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings - Annex I - Routine inspections and maintenance of fire safety installations - 1.6.2 recommends six-monthly inspections for fire doors and includes some guidance on some of the main inspection criteria. However, the “responsible person” as defined by RRO: 2005 are responsible for ensuring adequate inspections and routine maintenance is in place and carried out.

Do I need an estimate?

CS-L can provide an estimate for the fire door inspections. Every property is unique and therefore to prepare an estimate we will either need you to provide us with some information regarding the number, type, condition, etc. of the existing doors or we would need to view them for ourselves.

How long does the inspection take?

We can advise you on the anticipated
time the inspection will take when we
raise our estimate.

Do I need to and why Certify Fire Doors in New Build Schemes?

Increasingly builders and developers are seeing the merit of getting their newly installed fire doors independently certified as part of the buildings hand over procedure, for the following reasons:

 

  • Compliance with Regulation 38 - for inclusion in the Operational and Maintenance manuals.
  • Quality Assurance Procedures
  • Proof of compliance, condition
    and quality at hand over.

Why are inspections required?

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. New Fire Safety regulations came
into force on 1st October 2006. The aim of this order is to simplify, rationalise and consolidate existing UK fire legislation, and to shift the emphasis of fire prevention and the reduction of risk to employers/businesses from the fire authorities.

 

This act introduces “the Responsible Person” as a legally created entity, as defined in Article 3 of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

 

The Responsible Person must carry out an assessment of the fire risks to people on the premises or within its vicinity.

 

Regulation 38 outlined within Appendix G: Fire Safety information of the English / Welsh Approved Document B and requires that “Where building work involves the erection or extension of a relevant building, or a relevant change of use of a building, fire safety information shall be given to the responsible person at the completion of the project or when the building or extension is first completed.”

What new regulations are coming?

The Building Safety Bill – currently in its draft format introducing a 336-page piece of legislation, described by the government as representing the “most comprehensive building safety reforms in 40 years”. It includes new rules for the way leaseholders pay for fire safety works and building defects, and the appointment of a Building Safety Regulator.   The draft bill will now have to go through the House of Commons and the House of Lords before being put into law after receiving royal assent.   Building owners will now be required to register their building for a building assurance certificate with the regulator. These certificates will be needed for new and existing buildings and will be issued when the regulator is happy that a building owner is complying with new statutory obligations.   Fire safety works will form an important part of the compliance and therefore regular inspections by the appropriately qualified persons will be key to compliance.

Do you need to ensure your fire doors are compliant?

Whether you are a construction company working on a new development or a facilities manager for an existing property, if you are in charge of ensuring fire door compliance, then we can help.

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