Fire Door Inspections for Buildings Over 11m and 18m

The new legislation in 2023 brings in new stringent frequencies of fire door checks in multi occupancy residential buildings. Inferno Fire Partners deals with the compliance of high-rise buildings specialising in high rise compliance which entails the level of detail reporting that is needed in buildings of any height.

The Standards of Law in relation to Buildings 11m and above

• Quarterly Communal Checks: Checking of all fire doors within common parts should be done on a 3-month basis.
• Annual Flat Entrance Checks: You need to exercise your best endeavours to check all front doors of flats at least once a year.
• Record Keeping: There should be proper records kept to demonstrate the adherence to the Fire Service.
• High-Rise (18m+) and The Golden Thread: In high-rise buildings (greater than 18 metres) the "Golden Thread" of information is essential. We also have digital-first reporting which records the history, certification, and maintenance of every door in its state so you are prepared for the audit of any Building Safety Regulator at any time.

We are based in Harlow, Essex, and we are offering Nationwide High Rise Building surveys to enable property managers ensure their "Golden Thread" of compliance.

Accessing Individual Homes: The Best Endeavours Requirement

Fire safety management in high rise residential buildings is a complicated logistic process especially when it comes to accessing individual homes. According to the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, property managers should apply best endeavours to check the flat entrance doors on an annual basis. Inferno Fire Partners can help the Management Companies and RMCs with this liaison with residents by making this a professional endeavour.

The detailing in our online reports will show that we tried to access them so that your logging records will not be missing in case a resident is not available. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) must conduct a review of the safety case of your building at this level of detail.

Buildings Above 18 Metres: Golden Thread Requirements

The specifications of the Golden Thread of information are even more rigorous in the case of buildings above 18 metres or seven storeys. The information about your fire door should be stored in the digital non-paper form that will be readily available to the emergency services. We offer high fidelity reporting which is integrated with your Secure Information Boxes which will provide the Fire and Rescue Service with immediate awareness of the compartmentation of your building.

Be it checking the fire resistance of a timber door that used to be installed in the 1970s or the regular check of the latest FD60S doors, our surveys are the assurance that your high rise block does not just look legal on paper, but is actually secure to all people living within.

The Critical Role of Compartmentation

Fire doors are not just an access point to a high rise residential block but the main aspects of your building compartmentation strategy. This stay put policy or defend in place policy depends completely on how well each individual flat entrance and communal door can seal off fire and toxic smoke in the room of origin during a specified time-span usually 30 to 60 minutes.

When one of them does not close because the overhead closer is damaged or the frame is not straight, the integrity of the whole floor is affected. This enables the smoke to seep into the enclosed stairwells, the only entry of the residents and the main access point of the Fire and Rescue Service.

At Inferno Fire Partners we consider the entire assembly of the fire door to be complete and that all the parts such as the intumescent strips, the glazing that withstands fire should be in a position to uphold this critical life saving barrier. We can assist you to prevent the spread of fire by detecting defects in compartmentation that were not previously visible. This is advanced technical control that ensures the final guarantee that the design of safety of your building will work as desired during an emergency to save the lives of your residents, as well as the structural integrity of the property.