Life Safety and Smoke Doors from Pyropanel Developments

All Pyropanel Fire Doors comply with the deemed to satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia for Smoke Doors when fitted with smoke seals (Specification C3.4). However, only Life Safety Doors provided guaranteed smoke resistance.

Life Safety Doors (LSDs) are doorsets which have smoke leakage certification as tested to Australian Standards 1530.7, and which may also have certified fire ratings as tested to Australian Standards 1530.4. In recent years the demand for "smoke doors" has increased, largely due to the proliferation of Fire Engineered buildings.

In many cases the doorset required by the Fire Engineer's design calls for both smoke and fire resistance. Only Life Safety Doors offer a tested and certified solution for smoke and smoke/fire applications in both single and pair door combinations.

Designers are now able to choose doorset models which offer 0, 30, or 60 minute fire resistance PLUS tested smoke leakage rates to AS1530.7 or the requirements of the Building Code of Australia 2004, Specification C3.4, so known (tested) data can be inserted in to the Fire Engineering model resulting in a higher level of confidence in the final design.

The selected doorset can be inserted by model number by the Fire Engineer, resulting in the correct type of door leaf, frame and seals being installed during construction.

Most Pyropanel Life Safety Doors also meet or exceed the BCA Part F5.5(b) requirement that all unit entry doors in class 2 and 3 buildings must have a Rw of not less than 30. Please check the details for the actual Rw or STC for each model.