Clearview National September 2016 - Issue 178 | Page 66

FIRESAFETY& SECURITY

FIRE DOOR SAFETY WEEK
COMMEMORATES GREAT
FIRE OF LONDON
»»FIRE DOOR SAFETY WEEK
is shaping up to be the biggest
and best yet, with cross industry
support and a growing army of
high profile backers contributing
to a range of activities and creative
plans that also commemorate the
350th anniversary of the Great
Fire of London, the event that
gave rise to the ‘fire door’.
The award winning campaign,
which runs from 26th September
– 2nd October 2016, aims to
raise awareness of the critical role
that fire doors play in protecting
property and saving lives.
HIGHLIGHTING RISKS
Run by the British
Woodworking Federation,
the BWF-Certifire Fire Door

Scheme and the Fire Door
Inspection Scheme (FDIS), the
campaign focuses on helping
those responsible for building
specification, installation and
maintenance/management of fire
doors and highlights the risks that
unsatisfactory fire doors present
to property and lives.
This year particular focus
will be on the high risk areas of
Houses in Multiple Occupancy
(HMO), private rented, council
and social housing, sheltered
housing and care homes.
Support for the campaign has
already been pledged from South
Wales, West Midlands and London
fire and rescue services, as well as a
significant number of companies in
the door and hardware industries.

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It is also backed by the
Government’s Fire Kills
campaign, the Fire Sector
Federation, the Association for
Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP),
Children’s Burns Trust (CBT)
and the Guild of Architectural
Ironmongers (GAI).
SAVING LIVES
Hannah Mansell, BWFCertifire scheme manager
and Fire Door Safety Week
spokesperson said: “From April
2014 to March 2015 there were
28,200 dwelling fires in England

alone. Deaths from these fires
contributed to nearly two thirds
of the total fire fatalities in that
time frame. This is why we
continue to campaign for changes
in legislation and to educate
people on the importance of fire
doors. A properly installed fire
door can save your life.”
Housing landlords need
to be fully informed of their
responsibilities under the
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
Order 2005, and to understand
the correct specification, supply,
installation, operation, inspection