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Our fire doors are an integral part of safety on construction sites. Construction fire doors are designed to offer the best possible protection to construction workers, they’re also sustainably made and offer full fire safety compliance. Whether an FD30 or an FD60 is something that you need for your site, we will have solutions for your needs.
Our team can handle all of your needs when it comes to fire doors for construction sites. If you need risk assessments, alarms or other safety measures, our company has you completely covered. Get in touch for further details.
Construction sites are notoriously dangerous and pose a huge fire safety risk. During different phases of the build, exposed timber and adhesives can create an enhanced risk of fire.
As a site manager, you have a duty to ensure that your construction site is compliant with fire safety regulations. Our fire door installations offer the ideal solution if you are looking to safeguard not only the workers and public, but also the project itself.
Fires doors are important for many reasons, including:
As part of your health and safety plan and risk assessment, fire doors should be considered on sites where escape routes can be difficult to get to in the event of a fire. This is particularly important for high-rise construction projects or large buildings with multiple rooms.
The installation of a fire door for your construction project can be hugely important, not only to protect your contractors, but they can also protect surrounding properties, surrounding residents and the public.
When open, they provide workers with an escape exit that is protected by other fire doors. The fire doors, when closed, will retain the smoke and fire to one area, allowing time to safely exit the building. However, it is worth noting that compartmentalisation of a fire will only be achieved if the door has been added to an area that has already been successfully sealed against the spread of fire both beneath the floor and above it.
In cases where the project happens to be a multi-storey or high-rise block, the fire doors can prevent smoke and fire from entering rooms workers are working in, giving them some time for the emergency services to put out the fire, or to be rescued.
Fire doors are designed and tested to retain a fire for a certain amount of time. FD30 doors are designed to hold back a fire when closed for up to 30 minutes. While a FD60 is designed to hold back a fire for 60 minutes.
They can help to slow the process of a fire spreading throughout a building. Fire doors are thermally insulated, offering fire protection for a number of minutes. A fire door may not be able to stop a fire spreading completely, but it can definitely slow the process down, allowing time for the emergency services to gain control.
Yes, regulated fire doors should be part of your health and safety and fire risk assessments that are carried out before or during a building construction project.
If fire doors for your construction project are something you need, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team today.
