Fire Door Certification Label

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.

Fire door certification label.

Qai labels indicates compliance to appropriate national and local codes standards and requirements. 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. Labels are required to have the words 20 minute without hose stream fire exit hardware. For 20 minute fire doors not meeting the hose stream requirements.

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. The qai laboratory fire door certification label is the most widely recognized label in the industry. Lss can help coordinate fire door recertification with one of the few fire door certification entities in the country. When having fire doors and frames certified it is crucial that your certifying body test and evaluate them to the latest applicable standards.

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. For large scale buildings and property management companies fire door field inspection and labeling is a perpetual need and we have your. 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. 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.

Fire rated door field modifications. The technician will apply the appropriate time rate labels 20 45 60 90 or 180 minutes to each component. Nfpa 80 provides specific guidance on what can and cannot be done to a rated door.