Field Evaluation and Labeling of Fire Doors

Fire door and frame labeling is a crucial requirement to keeping your fire protective openings safe for the public and home.

Often, when strolling through your building you notice door assemblies that have labels painted over, damaged or missing. Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) notice this too and will require that you address such deficiencies in a timely manner your fire protective openings safe for the public and home.

Selecting a 3rd Party Agency to inspect and re-label your fire-rated door assemblies and openings can be challenging. Many agencies maintain accreditation(s) for inspection, testing and/or certification for product related fields. Fire-rated door assemblies and openings are complex, so selecting an agency experienced with code referenced standards and the code is valuable, especially an agency that can offer testing, inspection and certification under one roof.

Service Overview

• Evaluation of the protective opening and surrounding wall assembly
• Apply the QAI NFPA 80 fire rated label (compliant openings)
• Issue written report which includes opening data sheet

QAI is an accredited testing (ISO 17025), inspection (ISO 17020) and certification (ISO 17065) agency, meaning QAI can evaluate products and label to show compliance to the appropriate methods, in the lab and field. QAI’s personnel have the expertise for dealing with the inspection and relabeling of openings to the requirements of the applicable test standard and building code. Compliant fire-rated door assemblies and openings are labeled to the appropriate rating and include the QAI certification logo, providing AHJ’s and consumer’s confidence the work done was by an agency able to offer services beyond inspection.

Learn the importance of selecting a qualified agency here.

With multiple locations and inspectors across North America, QAI is able to provide services with ease of access to both in the lab and on site services. Our Fire-Rate door assembly knowledge and capabilities allows us to focus on execution and service, so you can get your door assemblies re-qualified with no hassle.