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Dorgard Protecting your world Dorgard is a safe, legal and cost-effective device used to retain fire doors open Why do fire doors have to be kept shut? Why is it dangerous to wedge fire doors open? Closing fire doors and keeping them closed can prevent a fire from spreading freely and rapidly, decreasing the risk to lives and property. In the event of fire, this hazardous practice will render fire doors useless, which could result in loss of life, property damage, insurance invalidation and possible prosecution. When a fire breaks out, fire doors protect the escape routes. They compartmentalise and contain the fire as well as reducing the draught in the building which helps to prevent oxygen reaching and feeding the fire. I have fire doors installed in a busy corridor and I need to hold some of them open, what shall I do? You have three safe and legal options: Electromagnetic overhead door closer wired to your fire alarm system In order to play this critical role, fire doors have to be kept shut to preserve the integrity of the compartmented escape routes. It can be illegal and is dangerous to hold fire doors using non approved methods such as: Electromagnetic door holder either wired to a conventional fire alarm system or activated by radio waves if the fire alarm works with radio signal • Door wedges • Waste paper bins • Fire Extinguishers Dorgard is acoustically activated by the sound of a fire alarm Your Fire Risk Assessment for the building is likely to state that in the event of a fire all fire doors will be shut. Safe Dorgard is a reliable acoustic device that holds the fire doors open in any selected position and releases them automatically when the fire alarm sounds. Dorgard self tests every seven days. If the fire doors are being held open during the self test, Dorgard will release them. Should Dorgard detect an internal fault, it will sound a warning tone and will not operate as a hold open device. Propping a fire door open can be illegal. Dorgard enables you to hold your fire door open in compliance with the Fire Safety Order 2005 and Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. I n 30 years of fire fighting, I have seen more lives saved by fire doors than anything else Bob Graham, Senior Fire Officer Dorgard is manufactured and tested in accordance with European Standard BS EN 1155 and designed in line with the Equality Act by improving access for less abled users.

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Cost effective Dorgard is a battery operated device simply fitted to the bottom of fire doors. Therefore it does not require complex and expensive wiring to the fire alarm system. Note: Great care should be taken to ensure that items are not placed or left in front of a fire door held open by Dorgard. This could prevent the fire door closing after Dorgard has been activated. Frequently Asked Questions Does Dorgard only operate at one fixed decibel level? No. Dorgard is designed to listen for sounds in excess of 65dB, which is the minimum sound level for all existing fire alarms to comply...

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