Field modifications of a fire rated door require specific knowledge of the codes and should be performed by a person qualified to work on rated openings.
Fire door certification label.
Nfpa 80 provides specific guidance on what can and cannot be done to a rated door.
After scheduling a visit based on the needs of your organization a guardian technician will come to your building to evaluate fire door assemblies including the door frame and kickplate.
For 20 minute fire doors not meeting the hose stream requirements.
Such technicians will analyze and review the material and construction of the three major components of the fire door assembly the door the frame and the kick plate and apply the appropriate time rated label as required.
When having fire doors and frames certified it is crucial that your certifying body test and evaluate them to the latest applicable standards.
The technician will apply the appropriate time rate labels 20 45 60 90 or 180 minutes to each component.
Lss can help coordinate fire door recertification with one of the few fire door certification entities in the country.
The qai laboratory fire door certification label is the most widely recognized label in the industry.
The bwf certifire label and new fire door alliance label provides traceability through the supply chain ensuring the manufacturer can be contacted if further information on the fire door is required.
For large scale buildings and property management companies fire door field inspection and labeling is a perpetual need and we have your.
It is important to confirm that all new components have a label that.
Qai labels indicates compliance to appropriate national and local codes standards and requirements.
The scheme has a variety of labels to suit the ratings and requirements of different door or doorset configurations.
The us international building code ibc requires all fire doors to be listed by a recognized agency to ul 10b ul 10c or nfpa 252 in canada the national building code of canada requires all fire doors to be rated to can ulc s104 by a standards council of canada accredited certification body.
Per nfpa 80 2 4 4 2 any and all doors to be equipped with fire exit hardware shall have the statement fire door to be equipped with fire exit hardware.