Requirements for fire and escape doors

The requirements for fire and escape doors TEK17

The requirements for fire and escape doors according to TEK17 are essential to ensure a safe and secure building. It is important to understand the requirements and ensure that the doors in the building meet these requirements. This blog post will explain the requirements for fire and escape doors according to TEK17 and what needs to be taken into account to ensure that the doors in the building are safe and meet the required standards.

Requirements for fire and escape doors according to TEK17: According to TEK17 §11-7, all buildings must have a sufficient number and dimensions of escape routes and exits. This includes requirements for fire and escape doors. Fire and escape doors must meet certain requirements to ensure that they can function as intended in the event of a fire or other emergency.

Fire and escape doors - EN 1634

Fire and escape doors must be tested and approved according to relevant standards, for example EN 1634-1. The doors must have a fire resistance time that is sufficient to give people in the building sufficient time to evacuate in the event of a fire. In addition, fire and escape doors must have a net weight of at least 25 kg and be equipped with a self-closing mechanism.

When choosing fire and escape doors, account must also be taken of the length of the escape routes and the number of people staying in the building. For example, a larger building with many people will require more and larger escape doors than a smaller building with few people.

Maintenance of fire and escape doors: TEK17 §11-8

In addition to meeting the required standards, it is also important to ensure that fire and escape doors are in good condition and regularly maintained. TEK17 §11-8 states that the owner of the building is responsible for maintaining the escape routes and doors. This includes inspection and maintenance of the doors to ensure they continue to function as intended.

Conclusion:

The requirements for fire and escape doors according to TEK17 are essential to ensure a safe and secure building. The doors must meet certain standards for fire resistance time and specific weight, and account must be taken of the length of the escape routes and the number of people in the building. It is also important to ensure that the doors are maintained regularly. By understanding these requirements and ensuring they are met

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Example of a double fire and escape door

The door in the picture is fitted to maintain the requirements for both fire, escape and FG's requirements for locking.

Among other things, double door automation with a coordinator has been installed here, with person detectors to prevent the risk of crushing in the doorway. There is also a requirement that a UPS/battery backup is installed that is strong enough to operate the automatics in the event of a power cut and/or in connection with an emergency

Furthermore, the door leaves are equipped with panic fittings that override a motorized lock, as well as automatic slides, slides and motorized locks maintain the requirements for unlocking from the outside, so that the FG requirements are maintained

In day-to-day operations, it may happen that you want to use the escape door, and then you have the opportunity to operate the door part with an access control system. While at certain times of the day it may be possible for external guests to operate the door, signal transmitters in the form of elbow contacts have therefore also been installed.

If, contrary to suspicion, someone uses the door outside the specified time period, the door is also alarmed, so that the door triggers a local alarm, and it is signaled to the access control that the door is now being used by an unauthorized person, which in turn leads to quick and efficient patrolling the door to get a final confirmation of what has happened.

Furthermore, the door is also equipped with burglary and fire alarms, these are detectors that in turn alert their respective systems.

As an alternative to the aforementioned opening signals, which are not impulse-based locally at the door or other systems such as alarms, access control or ST systems, a separate switch has also been installed which enables the doors to be set in the open position when necessary

An important point that one must not forget is that no matter how great material values are secured, life always comes before values!

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DIRECTORATE FOR BUILDING QUALITY

The Directorate for Building Quality is a Norwegian directorate that administers the building technical regulations, oversees rules on documentation of the properties of building products and runs the scheme for central approval of enterprises in accordance with the Planning and Building Act. The directorate has few tasks directly in construction matters, which are mainly the responsibility of the municipalities with the county governor as the appeals body