Here is just one example of articles that are appearing in facility maintenance related magazines concerning the requirements of annual fire door inspections. If it is not yet being enforced in your area, it is just a matter of time. http://digital.turn-page.com/i/75898 Related PostsCorrect Door Closer Mounting Position Fire Door Inspections & Healthcare Facilities …
Category Archive: Hot Topics
Oct 03
Annual Fire Door Inspections are needed!
While opening my hotel room door during a recent business trip, I immediately noticed something was amiss. We all have our system of struggling against the door to get ourselves and luggage through the opening with our hands full. As I pushed my room door open with my shoulder it swung open easily and remained …
Oct 01
Fire Door Assembly Inspections
On August 28th I was able to attend the “Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Swinging Fire Doors Webinar – Sponsored by DHI, FDAI, Door Security & Safety Foundation, & Interek. The webinar was presented by Kristin Bigda, P.E., NFPA and Keith Pardoe, DHI. The first half of the webinar focused on the change in language …
Aug 06
Design Hardware’s Buy American website
“Why didn’t anyone else think of this”, asked a potential customer last week when I was showing him Design Hardware’s Buy American website. If you haven’t checked out the site recently give it a quick review. You will find details showing how Design Hardware products qualify for most federal, state and military projects. In addition, …
May 29
Standing up for Life Safety
Monday night Zumba classes at my local gym are very popular. A little too popular I fear. The classes have become so crowded that I avoid them like the plague, well like a fire emergency to be more exact. A couple of months ago I quit attending the Monday night classes and made a comment …
Mar 15
New FBC Wind Maps
The 2010 Florida Building Code goes into effect today. I found an informative flyer on the FBC site referring to the changes on the wind maps that’s worth checking out. Here’s a clip: The wind speed maps in the 2010 FBCB have been revised significantly from the 2007 Florida Building Code. The primary changes are …
Dec 27
Fire Rated Doors
I am sure that many of you have heard complaints about fire rated door requirements. Especially when it’s holding up a project. Recently, a project that my distributor was working on was held up due to a missing label on a fire rated hollow metal door. The result was a rush to remedy the situation …
Dec 08
It is a fire rated corridor until one door is left open
The NFPA now requires annual inspections of fire-resistance rated door and frame assemblies. Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction must adopt the new edition for this requirement to take effect. Most jurisdictions in the United States will be adopting the IBC (International Building Code) model code, which references the NFPA 80 2007 edition requirement, as their local …
Aug 23
Back to School
Hope everyone had a great weekend. Many families across the nation are adjusting to the demands of a new school year. It seems like just yesterday my children were starting kindergarten but this year my three are going to college! Boy, how time flies. It is sad to me that while I was walking the …
Follow Me!