Ironmongery, fire doors and intumescent protection

Description

This CPD will detail information on fire doors, appropriate hardware and the impact of intumescent protection on both. It will detail the main types of intumescent materials and the differing ways they will react as well as identifying the relevant standards and regulations. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:

- The importance of fire doors – knowing what they are, why they need them and risks in not treating them properly

- Correct fire door hardware – recognising the items of hardware which are essential to the performance of a fire door as well as core essentials

- Fire testing – awareness of the specifics of how fire doors are tested as well as relevant standards

- Intumescent types and how they react – there are three main types of intumescent and knowing each one and where they are used

- Standards and regulations being aware of standards for fire and smoke performance, acoustics and other relevant regulations