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Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) - Construction Industry professionals obtain latest fire hardware information online
A unique Code of Practice on hardware for
fire and escape doors is being downloaded from the Door and
Hardware Federation (DHF) website in increasing numbers.
Growing awareness amongst building owners of the importance
hardware has to play in fire safety is one reason for its
popularity, says the DHF. The RRO (Regulatory Reform Order),
which places responsibility for maintaining passive and active
fire protection firmly with building owners, is another reason
why construction industry professionals and specifiers are
downloading the guide.
The Code of Practice offers focussed and professional advice on
relevant products and standards to help and guide all those
responsible for fire safety in buildings, regardless of the
amount of knowledge they have of door hardware.
The guide has been specifically designed to be simple,
straightforward and jargon-free. The Code is proving useful for
industry insiders as well as specifiers as it gives clear and
unambiguous guidance on all of the relevant standards and
procedures that are current today. This is updated regularly as
new regulations come into play.
The Code includes dozens of colour photographs and drawings,
many of them showing approved hardware, to make identification
easy for the whole construction industry. It identifies the main
issues affecting products’ fire safety when they are fitted to
doors, helping users to make informed decisions on the
suitability of existing products or their proposed replacements.
In addition, it identifies the documentation required to show
that the product is suitable for its application, proving that
all parties have exercised due diligence in fulfilling their
duty of care.
The Code remains available on the DHF website
www.dhfonline.org.uk and can now be accessed in a
fully-interactive format on its own website, www.firecode.org.uk
.
The Door and Hardware Federation represents virtually all of the
key players in industrial and commercial doors & shutters and
garage doors and also represents the leading UK manufacturers of
building hardware and architectural ironmongery.
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