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Grenfell Tower. The group meets almost weekly, most often at the offices of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, chairs the group which also includes MHCLG officials and representatives from a small number of specialist organisations, such as the: •
Fire Industry Association
• Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) •
British Woodworking Federation
• Glass and Glazing Federation • Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers Association, which promotes best practice in the manufacture and supply of bespoke timber doors and doorsets
Group remit
The Technical Group was formed to provide technical advice on the entrance doorsets to individual flats at Grenfell, which includes the door and its surrounding frame and all components parts, for example the glazing, and door hardware (handles, locks etc). It has been looking into the reasons for the failure of the doorsets, which had been tested as part of the manufacturing process. Its remit covers the component parts that
are allowed within the Building Regulations, whether they are supplied complete from a single source or assembled from multiple sources. At Grenfell, the flat entrances doors were from a single manufacturing source.
24 JUNE 2018
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In security standards, the following terms
are recognised when discussing doorset related issues: •
‘door’ – generally the door leaf
• ‘door assembly’ – the collection of parts that make up a doorset (door assemblies can be assembled on site)
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‘doorset’ – the factory assembled and finished product Only doorsets can be tested to PAS 24: 2012. While door assemblies cannot be tested to PAS 24, they are allowed for bespoke properties within the Building Regulations Approved Document Q (Security). However, SBD would argue that any building of multiple occupancy (unless listed or a building of special historic value) cannot claim to be bespoke, due to the numbers of doorsets involved. A doorset/door assembly is defined as
a complete structure delivered on site as a complete assembly, as defined by the Construction Products Directive, and is made up of interdependent components and materials. These include – but are not limited to – door leaf/leaves, frame, any transom light and/or side section; and door furniture, glass, glazing and seals, as defined in the Construction Products Regulations. In the group, we are working hard to look at all the circumstances within our remit of flat entrance doorsets to provide advice and contribute towards all the issues that need to be addressed by government following this most dreadful of tragedies. Ultimately, we are helping to provide advice and guidance to
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