Description

Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door Installations

 

Fire Door Inspection Classroom Course

3 Day Course & 1 Day Assessment – £1200.00 + VAT

 

Candidate Entry Requirements:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate completion of a fire door course or have completed a Level 2 or above in fire door installation. Candidates must be able to provide evidence of having completed and gained one of the following: SSSTS / IOSH / NEBOSH / SMSTS / Health & Safety Certificate / Qualification.

 

Day 1 Core Module & Fire-Rated Timber Doorset Module

Core Module

The core module covers the Building Regulations, Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order and the basics of fire and fire testing undertaken in the laboratory.

Building Regulations

The Building Regulations module provides an introduction to the building regulations in the United Kingdom, specifically relating them to fire protection and the construction industry, for example Approved Document B to the Building Regulations. Passive and active systems are introduced as the basis of satisfying the requirements of the regulations. The module provides a detailed look at the Building Regulations and Approved Document B and covers other fire related documentation, including the Regulatory Reform (Fire) Order, product and installer certification and others are also briefly examined. The final section looks at UKCA marking.

Fire and Fire Testing

The fire module provides an introduction to fire and then examines the testing undertaken within the laboratory. This section provides the background information on the behaviour of fire and what happens during the fire test. The first part of the fire module looks at what happens when a fire occurs, how it develops and how fire is used in the laboratory to test various materials, products and systems relevant to the building industry. The presentation concentrates primarily on the large-scale system tests that are used to prove the elements of construction encountered on site. Small-scale material/component tests are also briefly looked at. The differences between the current British Standard test and the European test are briefly covered.

The final section within this module looks at examples of actual fires that have occurred over the last 50 years.

Fire-Rated Timber Doorsets Module

The timber doorset module provides an introduction to the fire-rated timber doors used throughout modern buildings and their installation requirements. The module also looks at how the correct installation of the doorset is important to prevent fire spread through a building including the building regulations.

The first part of the fire-rated timber doorset module provides an introduction as to why doorsets are required, the definition of a doorset and the requirements of the building regulations. This section is followed by details of how the fire rated timber doorsets are tested.

The next section examines some of the door types available, examines the supporting construction as part of the doorset system, the doorframe installation – not forgetting the wall to frame gap, hanging of doors and doorset configuration.

The following sections look at the door hardware that may be incorporated on the doorset, the intumescent and smoke seals essential to the doors performance, the vision panel including overpanels and sidepanels.

 

Day 2 Fire Door Maintenance and Repair Module

The module starts with an introduction and then looks at the various regulatory requirements, particularly the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, 2005, highlighting the specific maintenance requirements mentioned in some of the documents. This section also offers examples of the essential caveats that will be required as the doorset will only perform as a complete doorset system although, for example, only the lock might be changed. This section is followed by details of how the fire rated timber doorsets are tested.

The next section looks at the maintenance of the hinged pedestrian fire doors and concentrates on the fire rated timber doors, as these are more popular and tend to suffer more abuse in the normal life of the building. A brief summary of the general requirements of a fire rated timber doorset are initially viewed. The presentation examines various aspects of maintenance and repair related to the door frame, the leaf, door seals vision panels and ironmongery. The area related to ironmongery is covered in depth and also looks at what is acceptable with respect to substitution of ironmongery. Preventative maintenance with respect to high traffic areas is also covered.

The following sections looks briefly at refurbishment of heritage doors and is followed by a short section concerning ‘Troubleshooting’ related to ‘binding’, ‘oversize gaps’ and ‘failure to close’ of fire doors.

The final parts look briefly at the maintenance of fire rated steel, composite and fabric doorsets.

 

Day 3 Practical Training & Written Assessment

Practical training of inspection fire resisting doorsets, along with practical assignments in groups. Including software inspection use and live inspections.

A written assessment will then be undertaken, with questions relating to all aspects of the 2 days training and practical element.

The assessment is 52 questions, with a pass rate of 75%. The written assessment must be passed to enable the candidate to proceed to the Level 3 Inspection Assessment.

Upon passing the assessment, the candidates date and time for the Level 3 Inspection Assessment will be allocated.

 

Level 3 Inspection Assessment

Date and time for assessment will be allocated when the above course has been passed and the candidate learning criteria has been met.

The ProQual Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door Installations provides a nationally recognised industry specific qualification which demonstrates competence in inspecting and testing of fire resisting door installations to ensure that they meet current Fire Regulations for fire doors.

The awarding body for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body (www.proqualab.com) and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

The qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is published on Ofqual’s Register of Qualifications.

This qualification is competence-based, candidates must demonstrate the level of

competence described in the unit. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s skill, knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.

Each candidate is required to demonstrate their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria through an appropriate assessment method.

 

The Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door Installations holds 40 CPD hours, which were awarded by the Institution of Fire Engineers.

This course has been awarded the recognised educational programme status by the Institution of Fire Engineers.

This course is accredited by the Institute of Fire Safety Managers.