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

Introduction 2

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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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