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8/17/2019 Fire Door Code Requirements (Donald Bliss, NFPA) (Alfredo Ramirez, UL)
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© 2011 Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Fire Door Code Requirements
Donald P. BlissVice President, Field Operations
National Fire Protection Association
Alfredo RamirezRegional ManagerUL LLC
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Goals
Balanced Fire Protection
Doors – Egress and Fire
• Applicable Codes and Standards
• Existing Requirements
Testing
Confirming Listed Doors
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Balanced Fire Protection
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Balanced Fire Protection
Detection
Passive Suppression
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Fire Resistive ConstructionCompartmentation
• Protects structuralelements
• Contains fire to room of
floor of origin
• Is expressed as an
hourly time period
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Code Requirements
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Component Approach Used for Fire Door
NFPA 101
• Covers both Egress and Fire
Door requirements
• 2015 edition now available
• Occupancy based
• Requirements for new and
existing occupancies
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Doors and Windows
MarkingsSelf Closing Devices
Wedges
Locking
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Means of Egress
NFPA 101 7.1.10.1 Means of egress shall be continuouslymaintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full
instant use in the case of fire or other emergency.
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Egress
Triangle Shirtwaist
Fire
• March 1911
• 146 fatalities
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Storage
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Trash
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Exit Enclosures
NFPA 101 - 7.1.3.2.3 An exit
enclosure shall not be used for
any purpose that has the
potential to interfere with its use
as an exit and, if so designated,
as an area of refuge.
space= $$ = no storage space = storage in the wrong place
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Signage
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Fire Doors – why?
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Fire Doors – why?
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Passenger Elevator Door
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Rolling Steel Fire Door
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Horizontal Sliding Doors
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Fire Door and Shutter Assemblies
NFPA 101 - Testing
• Side-hinged or pivoted swing doors - UL 10C or NFPA252 (positive pressure)
• Tin-clad fire door assemblies - UL 10A, UL 14B, and UL14C
• Floor fire door assemblies - NFPA 288
• Other types of doors - UL 10B or NFPA 252 (negative
pressure)
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Fire Doors and Windows
101 - 8.3.3.1 Openings required to have a fire
protection rating by Table 8.3.4.2 shall be
protected by:
− approved,− listed,
− labeled fire door and fire window assemblies
− and their accompanying hardware, includingall frames, closing devices, anchorage, and
sills
− Reference NFPA 80
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Fire Doors - Codes
Product Specific Installation Code – NFPA 80
Scope - This standard regulates the installation and
maintenance of assemblies and devices used to protect
openings in walls, floors, and ceilings against the spread of
fire and smoke within, into, or out of buildings
- First edition in 1912
- Current edition is 2013- Referenced in all model building codes
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Testing
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Fire Door Assembly
- Closer
- Fire Door
- Frame
- Panic bar
- Lock
- Wall
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Temp
(°F)
Time (Hr)
Time – Temperature Curve
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Fire Door Testing
Tested as assembly
• All components• Wall
Test Standard requires:
• Flame or smoke
contained• Remains in place
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Inspection and Maintenance
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Inspection and Maintenance of Fire Doors
Historically, Fire Doors are Subject to Examination
by AHJ’s and Fire Protection Engineers/Life
Safety Consultants
2007 Edition of NFPA 80 established annual
inspections for swinging doors
Door Industry Launches Door Inspection Program
in 2008
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Inspection and Maintenance of Fire Doors
Chap 5 covers Inspection and
Maintenance Requirements
Door assemblies shall be inspected
and tested not less than annually andthe following verified at minimum:
• Labels are clearly visible and
legible.
• No open holes or breaks exist in
surfaces of either the door or frame.• Glazing, vision light frames, and
glazing beads are intact and
securely fastened in place, if so
equipped.
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Inspection Requirements
Cont.
• The door, frame, hinges, hardware, and noncombustible threshold
are secured, aligned, and in working order with no visible signs of
damage.
• No parts are missing or broken.• The self-closing device is operational; that is, the active door
completely closes when operated from the full open position.
• Latching hardware operates and secures the door when it is in the
closed position.
• No field modifications to the door assembly have been performedthat void the label.
• Others……
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Inspection Requirements
All inspections shall be signed by the inspector
and kept for inspection by the AHJ.
• Records of acceptance tests shall be retained
for the life of the assembly.• records shall be retained for a period of at least
3 years.
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Inspection Requirements
NFPA 80 – 5.5 Maintenance/repairs –
• Repairs shall be made, and defects that could
interfere with operation shall be corrected
without delay.• Damaged glazing material shall be replaced
with labeled glazing. Replacement glazing
materials shall be installed in accordance with
their individual listing.
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Inspection Requirements
NFPA 80 – 5.5 Maintenance/repairs –
• Where a fire door, or frame is damaged to the
extent that it could impair the door’s proper
emergency function, the following actions shallbe performed:
(1)The fire door, frame, door assembly, or any part of its
appurtenances shall be repaired with labeled parts or parts
obtained from the original manufacturer.
(2)The door shall be tested to ensure emergency operation
and closing upon completion of the repairs.
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Confirm Listed Fire Doors
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Confirming UL Certifications
Web - www.ul.com/database
• Name of Manufacturer
• Product name
• UL product category
• Standard
Or www.ul.com/productspec
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www.ul.com/database
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www.ul.com/database - Fire Door as Keyword
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UL Product Spec – www.ul.com/productspec
Database
• Links Code Sections to UL Product Categories
• Groups UL product categories
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Resources
Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual
NFPA 101 – Life Safety Code
NFPA 1 – Fire Code
NFPA 80 – Fire Doors and other Opening Protectives
Doc Info Pages: www.nfpa.org/### (www.nfpa.org/101)
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