Guidance

Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire door guidance

How to conduct routine checks on fire doors and provide information to residents.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 19 January 2023
• Last updated: 28 February 2023 — See all updates

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Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire door guidance

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This guide is aimed at Responsible Persons carrying out simple checks upon a fire door. It is based on the assumption that the fire risk assessment has already assessed the suitability of the fire doors.

This guide has been published by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to assist responsible persons in meeting their duties under the FSO.

Published 19 January 2023
Last updated 28 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 28 February 2023

   Added new images to the guidance.

2. 15 February 2023

   Removed images as not needed.

3. 19 January 2023

   First published.