Fire door code revised
4th April 2017

BSI has revised BS 8214 Code of practice for fire door assemblies for the specification, installation and maintenance of timber-based fire doors.

BS 8214 now includes updated guidance associated with the sealing between the door assembly and the surrounding structure. The recommendations are applicable to timber-based hinged or pivoted pedestrian door assemblies or door leaves, fitted into frames of any material. 

Other changes include new fire precautions in the design, construction and use of building to ensure the standard is harmonized with recently revised BS 9999 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings.

Anthony Burd, Head of Built Environment at BSI, said: “BS 8214 offers step-by-step guidance by experts from the fire door installation sector, certification bodies, and from across the industry. Failure to properly specify, install or maintain a fire door assembly could have devastating consequences. Fortunately for the industry, BS 8214 is the benchmark standard for the correct installation and maintenance of timber-based fire doors.”

The statement from BSI continues: “The revised standard is applicable only to door assembles that are designed to provide fire resistance ratings of up to and including a two hour time period when tested in accordance with other British standards BS 476-22 or EN 1634-1. BS 8214 no longer covers door sets, which are covered in BS EN 16034.

“BS 8214 now references the following: regulation 7 of the Building Regulations 2010 and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [4]; the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 [5]; the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 [6]. The reference to steel door assemblies in the standard has been removed.”