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When you venture to any type of
business you not only put your money on it but you pour all your hard work, your
time and your heart. You imagine it grow from the small business you started to
it becoming big and global. But what if one day everything you've put so much
labour are destroyed by one unfortunate event that could somehow be prevented
only if the right thing was done.
In as much as we wanted control everything
that would happen, sometimes things gets out of our way. If we are inside a
building we have that feeling that we are safe. But that is not always the
case. A single fire can transform all our assets into ashes. This is very
destructive, isn't it? That is why it is very important to plan all safety
measures in your business infrastructures as thoroughly as possible.
Nobody wants anything bad just like a
fire outbreak happen but you must be prepared. One small fire could get out of
control that grabbing a fire extinguisher is impossible. Based on study, it
only takes 30 seconds for a fire to become very difficult to control and few
minutes more the whole area will be filled with smoke which makes it much more
dangerous.
There's not so much you can do for a 30
second time. Escape can be very difficult as panic people start to run and find
way out. Finding your way out is also very hard when smoke is spreading all
around. Besides that you all you see is grey and black it's suffocating you.
Smoke is the leading cause of death rather than burn on a fire situation.
Fire could likely to start on an area
where flammable materials are stored. Storage areas, electrical room, office
pantry among others must be secured and checked all the time. Broken Electrical
devices, heaters or any leakage must be fixed immediately. There are so many
things that have to be examined and observed to maintain a safe environment in
any infrastructures. But accidents happen we know that.
So it's just very strategic to install fire doors inside your building
specially the place where fire could start as mentioned above. What are fire doors? Fire doors are a fire protection system to help reduce the spread
of fire and smoke between separate rooms or compartments. Aside from that this
will also give people time for a safe escape from the building and control
property damage.
Fire doors can last up to 3-4 hours depending on
the fire door rating. Normally they
are made up of a combination of materials such as glass, gypsum, steel, timber,
vermiculite and aluminium. A fire door
is composed of a complete door set that includes a door leaf, frame, hardware, seals,
and other attachments like vision panels and air grilles which are all fire
rated.
Fire rated doors means that they have
been tried and tested by a licensed company. It cannot be installed without the
assistance of these peopleas compliance to the regulation issued by the
Australian government is a must. A compliance tag must be found on all fire doors. To make ensure the safety
of everyone inside the building and to protect your business all fire doors are also required to be
maintained and inspected regularly. An inspection will be carried by the
government every 6 to 12 months depending on the building classification.
So many are the requirements for a fire door and you think it could be
costly. But what you need to think is the long term effect of this to your
business.
Still wanted to know more information
about the fire doors and how it can save your business? Please call Scanline
Fire Door at 1300 302 994.
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