What does the new fire door regulation mean for social landlords?
The requirement to have quarterly checks on fire doors in communal areas and annual checks on entrance doors in buildings taller than 11 metres came into force in January.
The law is part of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, following the recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The inquiry found failing self-closers was a key factor in the loss of compartmentation in the fire. During an evacuation, when fire doors do not close, smoke can rapidly spread and prevent residents from escaping. Research last year by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme reveals that from 100,000 inspections 75% of fire doors had some flaws.
This FREE Inside Housing webinar will ask:
- How can a safety team resource and undertake the new requirement
- Who is responsible for the cost in different tenures of buildings
- How to best engage residents
- What might be the barriers
- Thursday 26th Oct 2023
- 12noon - 1.00pm
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