“Fire-rated doors are an important part of a building’s passive fire-protection system,” said Jack Merideth, Vice President of Production for Life Safety Services. “There are very stringent guidelines enforced by the National Fire Protection Association that has led Facility Managers and Engineers to seek qualified contractors to perform these inspections. Fire Doors are complicated – there are a lot of components that can fail which will ultimately compromise a building’s Fire Protection System. These inspections require an expert in the field”, said Merideth.
Fire Door inspections are required by NFPA Code, specifically NFPA 101 and NFPA 80 which encompasses eleven major inspection points. Life Safety Services’ contractors have experience in over 1,500 commercial facilities throughout the United States and Canada and recently opened a branch in the United Kingdom. “LSS’ techs have thorough knowledge of the fire codes that require the inspection of fire doors, “said Meredith. “LSS’
As with Fire and Smoke Damper Inspections, the NFPA also requires written documentation that the Fire Door Inspections have been completed and the report is to be made available to Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ’s) on demand. Life Safety Services offers the most thorough report in the business, complete with digital documentation, project statistics and detailed inventory.
