1. Fire Doors in Healthcare Environments
Peter Barker; BSc (Hons),
Fire Safety Engineering Manager
International Fire Consultants Ltd

2. Introduction – Who Are IFC Group?

3. Objectives Fire Doors in Healthcare Environments
Sector Specific Requirements
Test Evidence, Approvals and Third Party Certification
Fire Door Installation
Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance

4. Fire Doors in Healthcare Environments

5. Fire Doors in Healthcare Environments
To allow the passage of people, air and goods
To hold back fire and smoke for the purpose of safeguarding the means of escape - PHE
Property & asset protection/insurance

6. Sector Specific Requirements
Environment – severe duty, wet rooms, cleaning (infection control)
Users – mental health, elderly and infirm
Staff – access, security
Key stakeholders working on producing a specification guide

7. Test Standards and Supporting Evidence
British and European standards – benchmark of performance
Supporting evidence is proof of performance
Understand test evidence/assessments of performance – not just for building control approval
FD30S
BS 476: Part 22: 1987
BS 476: Part 31.1: 1983
E30Sa EN EN EN

8. Third Party Certification
Confidence in the performance of the product &
Certification labels/plugs – identifies fire doors, useful for FRAs, maintenance

9. Fire Door Installation
Often overlooked/misunderstood but vitally important!

10. Fire Door Installation
Often overlooked/misunderstood but vitally important!

11. Inspection and Maintenance
How does fire resistance and smoke control reduce to zero?

12. Inspection and Maintenance
How does fire resistance and smoke control reduce over time?

13. Inspection – The Essentials
Do your ‘homework’
On site detective – marks, labels and plugs
Major problems – record and act
Maintain, upgrade or replace?
Important Note:
In the absence of information – greater reliance on expertise and competency of the inspector

14. Fire Doors in Healthcare Environments
Fire doors are key for successful PHE (buy time for staff to implement evacuation strategy)
Fire doors can be manufactured with features to suit sector – remember test evidence for the complete assembly
Installation of fire doors is important - poor installation will undermine fire resistance
Inspection and maintenance by competent individuals is critical

15. Thank You for your Attention….