This course will provide an awareness of what's required in the maintenance and repair of fire door systems and why it is important in a building. Scroll to learn more...
You'll learn what's required in the maintenance and repair of fire door systems and why this is important.
As well as understanding the design and function of fire doors in a building, the modules also look at various aspects of maintenance of the fire doors and some repair details, primarily related to timber door systems.
The training course would be of interest to anyone involved in the construction industry and of particular use to those involved with the ongoing upkeep of fire door systems in a building, including but not limited to: Contractors, Site Managers/Supervisors and Facility Management teams.
You do not require any previous qualifications or experience relating to passive fire protection systems in order to take this course. It's suitable for delegates of all ages and academic background.
An understanding of the regulations and standards applying to fire door systems
A knowledge of the important components that make-up a fire door system, looking primarily at timber doors, and only when combined in a proven system will it perform as required
An appreciation of why it is important to maintain fire door systems
Understanding that a damaged door system is unlikely to perform as intended and should be repaired/replaced as soon as possible.
This course differs from the ‘standard’ Fire Rated Timber Doors course because existing doors are examined, as opposed to new installations. Existing doors will suffer ongoing abuse so we may only be interested in damage repair or changing a lock. The ‘Fire Door Maintenance & Repair’ course covers the the details outlined below.
The first part of the ‘Fire Door Maintenance & Repair’ module is an introduction to fire-rated door systems and the use of caveats. The module then looks briefly at the regulations, specifically the Building Regulations and Approved Document B, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order picking up on the items relating to fire doors. The following section looks briefly at the fire testing of fire door systems and smoke spread through a fire door.
Although the module looks at all pedestrian door types, the main part of the module concentrates on the maintenance and repair of timber doors, as these are the designs that tend to suffer more on-site. There is an initial quick look at the supporting construction, the frame installation and any resulting gaps. The bulk of this part looks at the clues available to identify the door as a fire door. Then, basic situations are examined such as excessive leaf-to-frame gaps; trimming of door leaves; changing rebated meeting edges; failure to close and preventative maintenance.
The second half of the module looks in detail at:
Please note that there is some overlap between this module and the ‘Fire Rated Timber Doors’ module.
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