FOCUS
Close call Michael Skelding and the DHF call on the
industry to do better in ensuring door closers work properly
a number of press releases which stressed the importance of compartmentation and called for crucial changes in building regulations. The federation urged the UK government to adopt and enforce a mandatory requirement for all fire doors to be complete doorsets manufactured and certifi ed by a third party accreditation scheme, installed by a third party accredited installer and maintained by a third party accredited company. The organisation, widely respected as the industry’s independent authoritative voice, has been lobbying tirelessly for appropriate qualification of those responsible for manufacture, installation, repair and maintenance. It welcomed recommendations made in the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report, which was published on 18 December, and in particular that those working on the design, construction,
A 40 MAY 2018
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T THE end of last year – and following the Grenfell Tower tragedy – the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) issued
inspection and maintenance of complex and high risk buildings are suitably qualifi ed. DHF represents companies which
manufacture, install and maintain fi re and smoke resisting doors, including pedestrian hinged/pivoted doors and rolling shutters. Accordingly, members have experience of working with many parts of the supply chain including architects, building contractors, facilities management companies and owners/occupiers of premises. However, a number of its members are now voicing their concern over a thorny issue, which is extensively recognised across the industry as requiring improvement: the poor state of door closers found on some fi re resisting doorsets.
Major failures
Although the initial investigation of the recent tragic fire at Grenfell Tower has understandably focused on the role of the cladding, survivors’ accounts published in the media make it clear that there was also
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