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Installing fire doors is just the first step towards a safer building. The next
agenda on your list should be to abide to fire
door regulations. Below are some tips on how to prep for a fire risk
assessment in your building.
- Risk management is your responsibility
According to fire door laws, the building owner is in charge of the safety of
the building, and therefore must make sure the proper fitting of fire doors is done. The Building Code
of Australia (BCA) states that all fire
doors must be fitted and maintained according to the Australian Standard AS/NZS
1905.1.2005, and that a licensed Building Services Authority (BSA) company or
person must install the fire doors.
- Fire door Maintenance is mandatory
All fire
doors must be regularly maintained so that they serve their function fully.
Non-compliant fire doors can affect
your certification, safety, as well as your insurance. Fire door tags provide information of the history of the fire door. It shows the date the fire door was made and the
manufacturer. It will also indicate if the door passes fire door requirements.
- If it doesn’t have a compliance tag, then it should be replaced with a new one.
Fir doors have to be maintained under the
Queensland Development Code or QDC. It states that fire safety installations
for an establishment should be maintained by a qualified person at time
intervals that are enough to ensure the safety of a building. Under the QDC MP
6.1 schedule 1, fire doors must be
maintained to the stated maintenance schedules. If your building is a class 2,
example, an apartment building, it requires testing once a year. If it’s a
commercial establishment, inspection is usually done twice a year.
- Fire doormaintenance companies can do all the work for you
There are companies like Scanline Fire doors that can do all the
inspections, maintenance, and certifications for you. Scanline Fire doors is insured and licensed to
inspect fire doors that are in
accordance to the Queensland Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008. All the
inspectors are qualified tradesmen. They can even make small adjustments to
your fire doors while inspecting.
This way, you can save yourself the worry of extra costs for the repair of your
fire doors.
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