Updated June 30, 2011
*** UPDATE ** CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA The Clark County building officials have taken the NFPA80 code regulations seriously and are in the process of reviewing the permit and requirements of Annual Fire Door Inspections. Refer to Clark County Building Division .... TG-62-2011
Updated February 8, 2011
14 States ** UPDATE ** UPDATE ** UPDATE ** 2 More in July
These states have adopted either IBC 2009, IFC 2009, or NFPA1 2009:
California, Pennsylvania., Massachusetts., Maine, New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, West Virginia, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oregon, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Iowa.
Effective July 1 2010:
Washington State (IBC), and Utah (IBC)
December 5, 2009
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August 1, 2010
California Building Code (CBC)
Effective as of January 1, 2009
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NFPA 80 – 2007 now establishes a mandatory 1 year inspection of all fire rated doors
The previous code has always stated that the building owner had to maintain fire rated openings in a manner for which they were intended. Fire officials have always tried to enforce this, but now the NFPA (National Fire Prevention Association) has given the officials some power to enforce this, by creating a Mandatory Annual Inspection Program of all fire rated openings in a building by a certified party.
CAFDI recommends:
New structures should be inspected by a Certified Inspection program. This process should be started when the new structure is complete and TESTED before Occupancy.
- Architects need to be incorporating Third Party Fire Door Inspections in Division 1 “Testing” requirements.
- Fire Marshals will be asking for the certificate of Fire Door Annual Inspection upon completion of a new commercial building and before a CO can be issued.
- Building Owneers will be asked3 Fire Marshals will be asking for the certificate of Fire Door Annual Inspection with every building they review … just as fire sprinklers and elevators are inspected. NFPA80-07 is retroactive to existing also!
Certified Inspectors are licensed through Intertek Testing Labs and Door Hardware Institute in compliance with NFPA reference standards.
CAFDI.org is a referal organization for property owners.
It is Best Practice to use a Third Party Inspection firm not associated with an organization which may benefit from the inspection. A third party represents the inspection requirements and performance specifications required of the Fire Rated Assembly to meet the tested criteria outlined by the testing labratory such as Interteck and UL Labs.
The Registered Inspection firms are required to meet the inspection of fire doors so they are in compliance. Maintenance of fire door assemblies is the greatest danger in maintenance of the fire partitions designed when the builoding was built. Many years cause wear and tear and the doors are comming apart or not engaging the latch and smoke seals.
Please choose a quality inspector .... look to CAFDI.org for the companies of choice.