{"id":1103,"date":"2024-01-15T16:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:57:51","slug":"when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/","title":{"rendered":"When is a fire door not a fire door?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>When it&#8217;s just a door!<\/h2>\n<p>More importantly, a fire door is no longer a fire door when it\u2019s no longer being serviced and maintained to carry out its duties.<\/p>\n<p>At Arrow, our teams are on the road every day, installing and servicing fire doors and you\u2019d be amazed at what we see when it comes to fire door safety. Doors propped open with fire extinguishers (oh the irony!) is an all to common occurrence. Door slabs that are indeed fire rated, but then fitted into basic door frames which renders them pretty much useless, is another.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve\u00a0put together this little checklist of the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts and what to look out for with your fire doors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legally, if you wedge open a fire door and it is judged that this puts someone\u2019s life at risk, you could suffer penalties, including a fine or even a prison sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Fire doors should have working self-closers. These hinges at the top of the door allow the door to close on its own. There are also concealed door closers which can also be utilised. Whatever version is used, it is imperative that they are in full working order, allow the door to fully close and don\u2019t stick.<\/li>\n<li>In the door or door frame, intumescent seals must be in place and free from damage. We\u2019ve seen some instances where they have been painted over when some decorating clearly took place. This damages the integrity of the seals which are designed to expand when exposed to heat and seal gaps around the door.<\/li>\n<li>You should test your doors regularly. It\u2019s a simple test that can be carried out by your designated H&amp;S manager. Simply open the door fully and then release it to allow it close of its own accord. Do the same again but open the door to only 15 degrees. On both occasions, the door should fully seat itself back in the frame. If it doesn\u2019t completely close, further expert maintenance is required.<\/li>\n<li>Signage is often overlooked but is crucial to adhering to fire and safety regulations. Make sure that there is clear signage to indicate fire exits and on the fire doors themselves, signs indicating their FD rating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, fire doors should be serviced at least every 6 months and in high traffic areas, even more often. The job that these doors do is to save lives, no compromises on their integrity should ever be taken. You can read more about the governments fire safety directive by clicking here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance\/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance\/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget that our expert team are always on hand across the country, 365 days a year 24\/7 to help with your install and maintenance needs, keeping your fire doors in tip top condition and protecting your business and your staff. You can find out more about our fire door range by <a href=\"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/products\/arrowsecure-steel-doors\/fire-protection-doors\/\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#FireDoors #FireSafety #ArrowDoors #ArrowIndustrial #ArrowExperience #Manufacture #Maintain #Install<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it&#8217;s just a door! More importantly, a fire door is no longer a fire door when it\u2019s no longer being serviced and maintained to carry out its duties. At Arrow, our teams are on the road every day, installing and servicing fire doors and you\u2019d be amazed at what we see when it comes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When is a fire door not a fire door? | Arrow Industrial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When is a fire door not a fire door?. We are a specialist manufacturer, supplier and installer of high-quality industrial door systems.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When is a fire door not a fire door? | Arrow Industrial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When is a fire door not a fire door?. We are a specialist manufacturer, supplier and installer of high-quality industrial door systems.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arrow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-15T16:27:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-19T10:57:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ArrowSecure-Steel-Doors-Fire-Escape-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Daniel Shaw\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When is a fire door not a fire door? | Arrow Industrial","description":"When is a fire door not a fire door?. We are a specialist manufacturer, supplier and installer of high-quality industrial door systems.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"When is a fire door not a fire door? | Arrow Industrial","og_description":"When is a fire door not a fire door?. We are a specialist manufacturer, supplier and installer of high-quality industrial door systems.","og_url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/","og_site_name":"Arrow","article_published_time":"2024-01-15T16:27:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-19T10:57:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ArrowSecure-Steel-Doors-Fire-Escape-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Daniel Shaw","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/","url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/","name":"When is a fire door not a fire door? | Arrow Industrial","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ArrowSecure-Steel-Doors-Fire-Escape-2.jpg","datePublished":"2024-01-15T16:27:34+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-19T10:57:51+00:00","description":"When is a fire door not a fire door?. We are a specialist manufacturer, supplier and installer of high-quality industrial door systems.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ArrowSecure-Steel-Doors-Fire-Escape-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ArrowSecure-Steel-Doors-Fire-Escape-2.jpg","width":900,"height":1200,"caption":"ArrowSecure Steel Doors"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/when-is-a-fire-door-not-a-fire-door\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When is a fire door not a fire door?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/","name":"Arrow","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Arrow Industrial","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/#organization","name":"Arrow","alternateName":"Arrow Industrial","url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/arrow-logo-red.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/arrow-logo-red.svg","width":536,"height":108,"caption":"Arrow"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/arrow-industrial-group-ltd\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ArrowIndustrial"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesector12.com\/arroworiginalbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}