FiredoorCheck™ Case Study 1:

St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight

Using the FiredoorCheck™ System, Checkmate Fire Solutions carried out a complete audit of the Fire Doors at St Mary’s Hospital, on the Isle of Wight.

We holistically co-ordinated the fire compartmentation to match the overall fire strategy of the building.

As a result, large cost savings were realised, as it was found that approximately 500 fire doors were not on a fire line and did not need, year on year, assessing, auditing or maintaining in a fire compliant state.

Before the Audit

• Existing drawings were found to be not fit for
  purpose.
• Doors were not numbered.
• No door schedule.
• No differentiation existed between main
  compartmentation (1 hour) and sub compartmentation
  (1/2 hour).
• Number of fire doors and condition of fire doors and
  compartment walls not known.
• No system to organise and prioritise required
  remedial work.

Following the Audit

• Differentiation now exists between main
  compartmentation and subcompartmentation.
• Approximately 500 fire doors were found not to form
  part of the hospital’s fire compartmentation - saving
  future inspection and remedial costs.
• The condition of each doorset now known, enabling
  remedial work to be phased and prioritised within
  budgetary constraints.
• The hospital now has a system for managing the fire
  compartmentation for the life of the building.
  

Mike Davis of FiredoorCheck™ with Martin Keightley, Isle of Wight NHS
“FiredoorCheck has helped us achieve both fire compliance and efficiency savings in a practical, cost-effective manner”.
Martin Keightley,
St Mary’s Hospital Fire Safety Manager