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FIRE DOOR SURVEY
BS 9999 recommends that fire communal fire doors should be inspected every 6 months
According to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
2005, fire doors must be "subject to a suitable system of maintenance and are maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair
They are a legal requirement in all non-domestic properties, such as businesses, commercial premises, and public buildings. They are also required in blocks of flats and houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs)
Responsible persons for residential buildings below 11 metres in height have a duty to put in place general fire precautions in these buildings, this duty includes making sure that all fire doors – including flat entrance doors – are capable of providing adequate protection
It is a legal requirement, as set out in article 9
of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 that assessments should be reviewed as follows:
(3) Any such assessment must be reviewed by the Responsible Person regularly so as to keep it up to date and particularly if—(a) there is reason to suspect that it is no longer valid; or(b) there has been a significant change in the matters to which it relates including when the premises, special, technical and organisational measures, or organisation of the work undergo significant changes, extensions, or conversions.