Fire Door Compliance Tags

Tags must be replaced if damaged and reinstalled if removed for door maintenance.

Fire door compliance tags.

There are three main categories of exit doors. Inspection of new fire doors should be a more straightforward process but there are a few details to check out to verify compliance in the initial esm checks. A fire door is a door that enters a fireproof stairway or tunnel. A fire door and frame cannot be tagged until the installation is complete and assessed as being in accordance with the requirements of as1905 1.

If tags are missing from your fire door s fire rate can offer an inspection service to ensure the door s or frame s are fire compliant issue a certification certificate but fire rate cannot re tag any existing fire doors or frames unless evidence can be supplied of the manufacture the internal core sponsor the year the door. About fire door frame compliance tags requirements. Fire doors are generally fire resistant sealed frame doors made of various materials and installed in fire rated walls. A compliance tag confirms that the door it is attached to has been tested installed correctly and that it is able to uphold the relevant fire resistant rating all compliance tags should include the necessary fire door information such as.

There is more to fire door compliance than having the manufacturer s plate on the side of the door and frame. We provide compliance tags for the products we manufacture and supply but we do not install the tags onto the products and do not provide final certification for the products. Tags must not be covered or painted over. A steel fire resistant door frame is also fitted.

Recorded on the tags is the doors fire rating door manufacturer door set no year of manufacture etc. They re self closing and designed to seal off a room to help prevent the spread of a fire but must meet minimum qualifications in order to successfully do their job. Fire door tags and fire door frame tags are used by accredited fire door inspectors and installers to identify the door in maintenance records and to show with the information thereon that the door frame meets the required codes and standards. The manufacturer s name fire rating resistant level owner s name certifier s name the.

The door itself is made from a special fire resistant material and has a fire rating compliance tag fitted to the hinge edge of the door.