A GUIDE FOR SELECTING FLAT ENTRANCE DOORSETSA publication for housing associations, landlords, building owners and local authorities in England
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Following the tragedy of Grenfell Tower in June
together to provide guidance that will explain
how this relates to latest advice supplied by
when specifying, purchasing, or installing new 1
This publication references Building Regulations
for England but is likely to be applicable in
England and Wales, notwithstanding the
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Contents
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Introduction
and any fanlights and sidelights — all designed and tested to
The Responsible Person2
that there is appropriate test data for the doorset and that the
Flat entrance doorsets have an essential role as the ‘gateway’
provided for the passage of persons, air or objects which,
a single source is constructed to exacting standards and
The Responsible Person
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report will be produced detailing what was tested and what
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the door supplier’s use of the cascaded evidence should
To ensure that what is tested is indeed what is produced,
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body providing building owners and landlords with greater
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traceability is back to several suppliers, the onus is on the
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Building
a Safer Future – An Implementation
Plan 6
the need for record keeping, safety product labelling and
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give residents reassurance without having to resort to extra
associated with social housing in existing buildings as well
applies for both existing residential buildings as well as for new
other relevant Building Regulations guidance included in other
entrance doorsets
Energy and fuel conservation are key factors in everyday lives,
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to have additional test evidence through industry standard
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Fire resisting doorsets should be factory prepared in controlled
by a laboratory accredited by UKAS for conducting the relevant
criteria laid down by the UK Fire Test Study Group9
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Therefore, other buildings that need to take this advice into
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should be followed.
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