fire door code requirements (donald bliss, nfpa) (alfredo ramirez, ul)

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



Goals

Balanced Fire Protection

Doors – Egress and Fire

• Applicable Codes and Standards

• Existing Requirements

Testing

Confirming Listed Doors



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Detection

Passive Suppression



Fire Resistive ConstructionCompartmentation

• Protects structuralelements

• Contains fire to room of

floor of origin

• Is expressed as an

hourly time period



Code Requirements



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



Doors and Windows

MarkingsSelf Closing Devices

Wedges

Locking



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.



Egress

Triangle Shirtwaist

Fire

• March 1911

• 146 fatalities



Storage



Trash



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



Signage



Fire Doors – why?



Passenger Elevator Door



Rolling Steel Fire Door



Horizontal Sliding Doors



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)



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



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



Testing



Fire Door Assembly

- Closer

- Fire Door

- Frame

- Panic bar

- Lock

- Wall



Temp

(°F)

Time (Hr)

Time – Temperature Curve



Fire Door Testing

Tested as assembly

• All components• Wall

Test Standard requires:

• Flame or smoke

contained• Remains in place



Inspection and Maintenance



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



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.



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……




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.




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.




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.



Confirm Listed Fire Doors



Confirming UL Certifications

Web - www.ul.com/database

• Name of Manufacturer

• Product name

• UL product category

• Standard

Or www.ul.com/productspec

http://www.ul.com/database

http://www.ul.com/productspec

http://www.ul.com/productspec




www.ul.com/database



www.ul.com/database - Fire Door as Keyword





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)

http://www.nfpa.org/

http://www.nfpa.org/



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