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How Commercial Fire Doors Will Save Your Business From Closure
To protect your business, few things are as vital - and often overlooked - as fire safety doors. They seem like another tedious building regulation, but failing to install and maintain fire doors could result in severe legal penalties, unsafe working conditions, and even full business closure in specific cases.
As we’ll explain, fire doors do far more than just sit quietly in the background: they’re the sole barrier between closure and staying open. In this blog, we’ll explore how commercial fire doors play a central role in safeguarding your business and why ignoring them could cost you more than just a fine.
What Are Fire Doors Made Of?
Fire safety doors are specially engineered to withstand the spread of flames and smoke, buying valuable time during an emergency evacuation. These doors are made using fire-resistant materials and come equipped with features like intumescent (fire-sensitive) self-expanding strips and other automatic mechanisms that will activate during a fire to stop its spread.
By containing fire to one area, they prevent a blaze from spreading throughout your premises. This minimises property damage, keeping escape routes accessible and protecting lives in the process.
Fire Doors’ Statutory Legal Requirements
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, commercial premises are legally required to have appropriate fire safety measures in place. This includes the installation and maintenance of commercial fire doors. Local authorities even have the power to issue prohibition notices, fines, or force closure if your fire doors are found to be inadequate or improperly maintained.
In the past, businesses that have failed to do this have faced debilitating consequences from legal enforcement as well as a significantly reduced ability to resist the fire during a crisis. The fact that the UK’s first fire safety regulations began after the Great Fire of London should tell you enough about their importance.
What to Look Out For
Unfortunately, and sometimes tragically, cases across the UK have shown how non-compliance towards fire door installation can quickly escalate to be fatal. Businesses have faced temporary shutdowns or permanent closure following failed fire risk assessments where faulty or missing fire doors were reported.
Things to look for to stop these incidents are worn-out door seals, signs of improper installation, and monthly casual inspections followed by a yearly professional one as part of your building’s professional fire safety check.
Why Choose Snowdonia Fire?
Snowdonia Fire Protection has been maintaining and updating businesses’ fire safety procedures for over 44 years. We understand the high stakes of keeping your business protected. That’s why we offer a complete package of professional fire door installation, inspection, and maintenance services tailored to meet your obligations.
Avoid the penalties, protect your people, and secure your business. Make your business safe by getting in touch today to schedule your fire door inspection or installation.
