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Importance of Fire Door Drop Testing

Posted by Overhead Door Expert on Apr 23, 2023 12:53:00 PM

Protecting your staff and yourself, is very important to you, of course. Luckily, there is one way you can offer protection without too much-added work or stress on your part--having your fire door drop tested. Testing your fire doors is incredibly important. 

Fire-Rated Roll-Up Door

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Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Drop Testing and Annual Follow-Up

Posted by Gray Decker Ariam on Mar 17, 2017 7:51:15 AM

 

 

 

General

This Technical Data Sheet provides facility managers with guidelines for evaluation of rolling fire doors designed and tested to provide the automatic closing fire protection indicated on the fire door label. The automatic closing of the door must be tested at the time the door is installed, and the door shall be inspected and tested not less than annually as required by NFPA 80. This requirement applies to all fire doors – even those that are not used and remain in the closed position. The doors must be checked regularly for conditions that may affect the operation of the door. DASMA recommends that the following procedures be observed:

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