Depending on the circumstances.
Fire doors should be kept locked.
Finding the doors.
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If in this situation the door is kept open th.
Should be kept closed when not in use.
Are to be kept locked when not in use.
If it is a security door that is usually kept locked but will be used by members of the public in an emergency situation it will have to be fitted with a panic or push bar.
Chaining the doors shut or blocking them in any way is dangerous and may be a violation of fire safety codes.
Your fire risk assessment should highlight the risks associated with blocking a fire door and more importantly it should include the control measures that will prevent it from happening.
Your fire doors should also be signed and marked as to whether they.
By enabling the swift passage of people to a place of safety the final exit.
Using anything other than fire rated fail safe or fail secure hardware can lead to injury or even loss of life in an emergency requiring quick evacuation.
However if it is a fire door then access to both sides must be kept clear e g.
Openings into exits must have self closing fire doors that remain closed but not locked or automatically close at the sound of an alarm the door frame or hardware must be listed or approved by a national testing laboratory.
Are held open by an automatic release mechanism.
Exits can only have enough doors to allow access from work areas or to the exit discharge.
The issue of fire exit doors left standing open is getting regularly confused with the issue of internal fire doors which must be kept shut.
Goods cannot be put down directly in front of or behind the door.
Fire doors should be routinely inspected to ensure they remain fit for purpose and provide the protection intended.
Fire exit doors must not be locked or fastened in a way preventing them being easily and immediately opened by any person who may use them in an.
Don t block it or lock it.
Fire exits must be easily openable from inside the building.
The answer is two fold.
Normally a fire rated door is there for a reason.
Should fire doors be locked.
Fire exits doors should open easily and wherever possible in the direction of traffic flow.
