by admin | May 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the dynamic landscape of building safety, innovative solutions such as sliding fire doors play a pivotal role in balancing functionality with fire protection requirements. Designed to offer both accessibility and fire containment, sliding fire doors represent a...
by admin | May 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the realm of building safety, few elements are as crucial as fire doors. Designed to contain fire, smoke, and toxic gases within a specific area for a designated period, fire doors serve as vital components in safeguarding lives and property during emergencies. In...
by admin | May 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Introduction: Fire doors are a critical component of building safety, designed to compartmentalise fire and smoke, allowing occupants to evacuate safely and providing time for emergency responders to control the situation. However, despite their importance, one common...
by Doug Williams | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fire doors serve a vital purpose, prioritising the preservation of lives and hindering the advancement of fire to aid both occupants’ escape and emergency service efforts to evacuate and extinguish fire. They play a crucial role in a building’s passive...
by Doug Williams | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fire Doors have two main functions – Protection of the Building Asset and the Life Safety of its Occupants. DON’T prop open fire doors with wedges, kick-down stops or other mechanical hold open devices.Fire doors must be in the closed position or able to close on...
by Doug Williams | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
A common issue at time of fire door certification and inspections of hinged & pivoted fire doors are floor threshold related items. This guideline outlines Australian Standards and best practices for the selection, design and installation of fire door thresholds...