Fire Doors: The First Line of Defense in Building Fire Safety

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In today’s regulatory landscape, fire doors are no longer a routine compliance item — they are a critical life-safety system.

With increasing scrutiny under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the Building Safety Act, duty holders must be confident that fire doors will perform as intended, not just appear compliant on paper.

Join Ark’s Managing Director, Peter Clark (MSc CMIOSH MIIRSM), for a focused and practical webinar exploring fire door performance in residential buildings.

What you’ll learn:

•𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 – Why they are central to compartmentation and evacuation strategy

• 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 – Where fire doors most often fall short in residential buildings

•𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐯𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬– The difference between compliance checks and true assurance

• 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – What is required in practice under current legislation

• 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 – How to strengthen performance and evidence defensible compliance utilising Ark’s new fire doors booking system

Whether you are a property manager, Accountable Person, or safety lead, this session will provide the clarity needed to move from procedural compliance to evidence-based assurance.