Fire Door Awareness Training in Eastleigh and Hampshire for Workplace Fire Doors
Benfield Fire Safety Fire Door Awareness Training across Eastleigh and Hampshire will help staff understand how fire doors work, why they are critical, and what to look for when carrying out day-to-day checks.
Fire doors form a critical part of a building’s fire strategy and are purpose-built with specific safety features designed to slow and restrict the spread of smoke and fire in the event of an emergency, providing vital time for safe evacuation.
In many workplaces, responsibility for fire doors is delegated to staff who may have limited experience in this specialist area of fire safety.
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Supporting Staff with Fire Door Responsibilities
Our Fire Door Awareness Training is aimed at individuals who have been delegated responsibility for the day-to-day management, checking, or oversight of fire doors within a building.
Fire doors must be maintained, reviewed, and checked at regular intervals to ensure they remain fit for purpose and compliant with current fire safety requirements.
This includes staff who need a more in-depth understanding of:
- How fire doors are designed to work
- Which components must be present and functional
- What signs of damage, misuse, or deterioration to look for
- When remedial action is required, and when issues should be escalated
The training will assist staff to carry out their responsibilities with greater confidence and from a more informed and robust knowledge base. It supports awareness of fire door inspection requirements and maintenance responsibilities, without positioning attendees as certified fire door inspectors.
Why Choose Benfield Fire Safety's In-Person Fire Door Awareness Training?
- Training delivered on-site at your premises
- No need for staff to travel
- Content tailored to your workplace, door types, and usage
- Delivered by experienced instructors who are all former Fire Service officers
- Your trainer for this course will be a qualified Fire Door Inspector
- Opportunity for staff to ask questions relevant to their own premises
Course Content:
- The importance of fire doors - how they stop the passage of fire and smoke.
- Fire door design, manufacture and testing in accordance with British/European standards.
- Required components of a fire door (signage, ironmongery, seals etc).
- Common abuse of fire doors (e.g inappropriate and illegal wedging of doors) and protecting the integrity of fire doors.
- How to inspect fire doors correctly.
- How to record fire door inspections and maintenance.
- The importance of remedial action. Using approved companies/contractors.
Fire Door Awareness Course Details and Workplace Requirements
- No candidate pre-requisite knowledge or pre-course preparation is required
- Course duration is approximately 4 hours
- Competency is valid for 3 years
- Theory-based delivery with practical discussion
- A suitable room is required for the presentation
Training is delivered in person at your workplace, allowing the session to focus on the specific fire doors and layouts within your premises.
Fire Door Awareness Training F.A.Q's
UK fire safety laws such as Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Building Safety Act require fire safety assets (including Fire Doors) to be in good working order and to be inspected accordingly. Fire Door Inspections should be carried out by qualified/competent persons and recorded appropriately. Repairs must also be carried out by competent persons.
All business premises and shared residential properties need to carry out fire door inspections. Residential properties include blocks of flats and HMOs.
Yes. Please see our online training page.
Given the complexity of fire door regulations and the importance of compliance, this is not advisable without training. There are many regulations that apply to Fire Doors such as British Standards BS 8214 and BS 476 and Building Regulations, particularly Approved Document B and you must consider if you have the full knowledge and competency to do so. You should engage a qualified Fire Door Inspector to carry out inspections. The same applies to maintaining the doors.
Yes. If your doors are old, they do not have to be replaced, but they do have to meet the requirements of their purpose and are still subject to key regulations such as:
- The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Building Regulations Approved Document B
- British Standard BS 476 or BS EN 1634 for fire resistance
If your old fire doors do not meet current standards, you may need to carry out works such as upgrade intumescent seals, hinges, screws, or closers in order to improve performance to the required standard. If not viable, you may need to replace the entire fire door assembly.
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Book Your Fire Door Awareness Training
Our Fire Door Awareness Training is here to assist your team in feeling more comfortable and informed in their roles. We focus on providing the support needed to help your organisation look after its fire door safety features effectively.
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