Raise your hand if you’ve seen a fire door like this. Now wave a virtual hello! 😀
A fire barrier can’t do its job with a big hole in it!
Thank you to Andy Lindenberg of Allegion for today’s Wordless Wednesday photos!
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When is a fire door not a fire door….When it’s a jar. (A Fire Prevention Professor told me that one.)
I sometimes comment to people that put up signs like this one, “That’s called a wall.”
They look at me like I have a screw loose.
If we are not supposed to open the door, how are we to get into the room.
They roll their eyes and tell me to go away.
(Proud member of The Grammar Police.)
needs alternate language postings
So much for signs! They do absolutely nothing.
An alarm unit on the door Alarm Lock PG30 or Detex Ea 500 is a perfect place for this application… However we know nobody wants to spend the money.. But like I tell my customers . You can pay it now or after the liability suit
I think there might be some wiggle room here, what is the definition of “at all times”.
My first reaction when I noticed such a sign at age seven or so (a long long time ago) was that it meant about the same thing as “Emergency exit only”. I wonder if something like “Door must be closed when unattended or not in active use” might be a better wording? If it’s necessary to e.g. carry a large piece of equipment through a fire door, it may be necessary to momentarily prop the door open, but the door shouldn’t be propped until necessary to transport the item, and should be closed as soon as practical afterward.