Keeping Fire doors in Schools closed can often lead to smashed windows and damaged edge seals as children rush along busy corridors. In their struggle to scrabble through, they can often trap their fingers and injure themselves.
To prevent this, many schools illegally wedge open fire doors or even allocate members of staff to monitor children between lessons.
Internal fire doors within the Healthcare sector are often held open to increase freedom of access around the building.
Wheelchairs and trolleys need regular access throughout the building in line with the DDA and patients feeling isolated or lonely often prefer open doors.
Fire is one of the most prevalent threats faced by businesses in the Leisure industry.
Health and leisure centres, Hotels, Museums and Theatres all have to deal with large volumes of people and stuffy buildings with high humidity levels.
Thousands of people work in and visit Government-owned buildings every day. It is the building owners responsibility to provide sufficient fire security and protect the lives of these building users.
When doors are illegally wedged open to ease access or increase ventilation around stuffy buildings, the danger of the spread of fire and toxic gases is significantly increased.
None of us can afford to be complacent when it comes to fire safety, yet many building users are still illegally wedging open their fire doors to increase fresh air flow around stuffy corridors.
It is the Facility Manager's responsibility to take appropriate steps to ensure the correct provision is made to protect building users from the spread of toxic gases and fire.
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