Wanxin Fire
As a special safety door, fire doors are widely used in shopping malls, hospitals, apartments and other public places, aiming to improve the safety of buildings. However, when using fire doors, many people often ignore its opening direction, resulting in improper opening. , thereby reducing the safety of the fire door. So is there any requirement for the opening direction of the fire door?
First of all, the opening direction of the fire door should be consistent with the escape sign of the building. The escape sign is to provide effective escape instructions for personnel in the event of a fire. They are signs or indicator lights set up in buildings to guide people in the direction of escape. According to the requirements of the “Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings”, the escape sign should be set at a position that can be easily observed and identified, and should be consistent with the flow direction of people. Therefore, the opening direction of the fire door should be consistent with the guidance direction of the escape sign.
Secondly, the opening direction of fire doors should take into account the escape direction of personnel. When a fire occurs, people often flee from the fire source in an emergency, and evacuate quickly along the evacuation channel. Therefore, the fire door should be set on the main passage for personnel to escape, and the opening direction should be consistent with the direction of personnel escape. In this way, personnel can quickly escape through the fire door when a fire occurs, thereby improving escape efficiency and reducing escape time.
Third, the opening direction of the fire door should also take into account the requirements of fire isolation. Fire doors are an important part of fire isolation in buildings, and their purpose is to prevent the spread of fire and protect the safety of people’s lives and properties when a fire occurs. Therefore, the opening direction of the fire door should be based on the actual fire isolation requirements and design to ensure that it can effectively isolate the fire source and prevent the fire from spreading when a fire occurs.
Fourth, the opening direction of fire doors should be set according to different places of use, purposes and building types. Different places of use and purposes have different requirements for the opening direction of fire doors. For example, fire doors in large public places such as hospitals and shopping centers should generally open outwards, because opening inwards will affect the escape flow. For residential areas, office buildings and other places, it should generally be opened like the inside, because opening outside will affect the traffic. In addition, depending on the type of use and construction of the building, the opening direction of the fire door may also vary.
Therefore, the opening direction of the fire door has certain requirements. When selecting the opening direction of fire doors, factors such as the guidance of escape signs, the direction of personnel escape, the requirements for fire isolation, and the different requirements of different places of use and building types should be considered, so as to select an appropriate opening direction and make reasonable settings. Only by doing a good job in setting the opening direction of the fire door can the safety performance of the fire door be truly guaranteed and the safe operation of the building provided.