{ "dataset_name": "Fire Door Drop Test Requirement Ledger", "version": "1.1.0", "compiled_by": "Uptime Dock & Door Research", "compiled_date": "2026-09-17", "last_verified": "2026-09-17", "spatial_coverage": "United States; jurisdiction and assembly scope retained per row", "temporal_coverage": "Mixed source editions: historical references beginning with NFPA 80-2007, later amendments and code/product material checked on 2026-09-17; not a time-series dataset.", "canonical_page": "https://uptimedockanddoor.com/research/fire-door-drop-test-requirements/", "suggested_citation": "Uptime Dock & Door Research. Fire Door Drop Test Requirement Ledger, version 1.1.0, compiled and verified 17 September 2026. https://uptimedockanddoor.com/research/fire-door-drop-test-requirements/", "evidence_marks": { "Source-reported": "Checked in the named document, with the document’s authority, assembly scope and edition retained. An association’s citation is not relabeled as our direct reading of the standard.", "Calculated": "Recomputed from the stated inputs; formula and measurement assumptions are supplied. No calculation turns an unverified factual assertion into a verified one.", "Editorial judgment": "A non-normative review or safety boundary. It is not a source-reported legal requirement." }, "derived_figures": [ { "figure": "Travel time at reference average speeds", "formula": "seconds = actual curtain travel in inches / average movement speed in inches per second", "inputs": "Illustrative travel distances 6–24 ft; 12 in/ft; 25.4 mm/in; speeds 6 and 24 in/sec from S01 and illustrative 9 and 12 in/sec reference values from S17.", "example": "144 / 24 = 6.0 s; 144 / 6 = 24.0 s", "assumptions": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the listed distance; pre-movement delay excluded. Not a pass/fail result." }, { "figure": "Gap between compared TDS 271 revision dates", "formula": "(2025-2017)*12 + (6-9)", "inputs": "September 2017 and June 2025 printed revision dates", "result": 93, "unit": "months", "interpretation": "7 years 9 months; intervening February 2021 and January 2024 revisions are also listed." }, { "figure": "NFPA 80 edition labels noted alongside the revision comparison", "formula": "count of listed labels [2019, 2022, 2025]", "inputs": "NFPA publication list S18", "result": 3, "unit": "edition labels", "interpretation": "Not a calculation of actual publication dates or proof of an uninterrupted revision gap." }, { "figure": "Width of two published speed intervals", "formula": "(12-9)/(24-6)", "inputs": "AlarmGard introduction 9–12 in/sec; general reference 6–24 in/sec", "result": "3 in/sec versus 18 in/sec; 1/6", "interpretation": "An arithmetic comparison of published intervals, not a universal installed-system tolerance." }, { "figure": "NFPA TIA 25-1 issue-to-effective interval", "formula": "2024-12-24 minus 2024-12-04", "result": 20, "unit": "days", "source_id": "S07" }, { "figure": "CMS compliance extension", "formula": "2018-01-01 minus 2017-07-06", "result": 179, "unit": "days", "source_id": "S09", "interpretation": "CMS described this historical extension as six months." } ], "known_gaps": [ "Complete NFPA 80 text was not independently read; each excerpt or association reference is identified as such.", "Final disposition of proposed 2022 TIA Log 1762 was not directly verified; the separate issued 2025 TIA is identified by edition.", "No complete state/local adoption inventory and no verified NFPA 80 referenced edition for the New York code example.", "Manufacturer product pages contain identified inconsistencies and missing values; resolve against the installed instructions or manufacturer before using a disputed specification.", "One historical government survey is not a current survey-tag inventory or a national failure-rate sample." ], "reuse": "Uptime’s reference compilation, editorial prompts and calculations are distinct from the underlying copyrighted standards and manufacturer documents. Suggested citation is optional attribution guidance, not a backlink condition or a license to reproduce third-party material. No CC license or other third-party permission is asserted.", "safety_scope": "Owner document-review reference. No release, reset, interlock bypass, electrical, spring or link-modification procedure. Qualified personnel use equipment-specific procedures and preserve required egress.", "row_count_total": 189, "row_count_meaning": "Includes requirements/reference rows, editorial review prompts, calculated lookup rows, model comparisons, revision comparisons and source records. Not a count of statutory obligations.", "printable_worksheet": "fire-door-drop-test-report-review.html", "missing_value_rule": "Empty source fields in purely editorial checklist rows mean not externally sourced. Not stated in model rows means absent from the checked page, not zero. Unconfirmed edition mappings are not invented.", "version_notes": "Corrected two malformed CSV rows and their JSON spillover; revised scope/provenance, manufacturer conflicts, actual-travel assumptions and record-review inferences. Retired source S13 (Seattle 2015 fresh retrieval unavailable); retained original IDs otherwise and added S21 (GSA).", "tables": { "requirements": { "file": "fire-door-drop-test-requirements.csv", "row_count": 70, "rows": [ { "requirement_id": "R-01", "topic": "Scope", "question_it_answers": "Is NFPA 80 the law?", "requirement_plain_english": "NFPA 80 is a standard, not a code. It is enforceable where a building code requires it, which DASMA says is usually the case.", "applies_to": "All fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 8", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-02", "topic": "Scope", "question_it_answers": "Which door types does the code example require to be tested annually?", "requirement_plain_english": "The 2025 Fire Code of New York State requires annual inspection and testing of horizontal sliding, vertical sliding and rolling fire doors for operation and full closure, with records retained. Its next subsection separately names the trained technician for rolling steel doors.", "applies_to": "Horizontal sliding, vertical sliding and rolling fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Issuer-hosted code text; named jurisdiction example", "source_id": "S14", "source_locator": "705.2.6 and 705.2.7", "source_edition_or_revision": "2025 Fire Code of New York State", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-03", "topic": "Scope", "question_it_answers": "Does it apply to a door we never use?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA states that the inspection and drop-test requirement includes rolling steel fire doors that are not used and remain closed.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors, including unused doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "General", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-04", "topic": "Scope", "question_it_answers": "Can we leave a broken fire door closed and forget it?", "requirement_plain_english": "No. A non-functional or unused rolling steel fire door cannot be left closed and ignored. It must be maintained or repaired as an operational door, replaced, or removed with the opening closed using approved construction.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.1.2.1", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 14; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-05", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "When is the first test?", "requirement_plain_english": "Automatic closing must be tested at the time the door is installed.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "General", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-06", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "How often after that?", "requirement_plain_english": "The door must be inspected and drop-tested not less than annually.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "General", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-07", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "What does the publicly posted 2010 excerpt say about frequency?", "requirement_plain_english": "Fire door assemblies shall be inspected and tested not less than annually, and a written record of the inspection shall be signed and kept for inspection by the AHJ.", "applies_to": "All fire door assemblies", "rule_or_guidance": "Historical standard excerpt on a commercial page carrying an NFPA permission statement; not independently checked in the full standard", "source_id": "S19", "source_locator": "NFPA 80 5.2.1", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2010", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-08", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "Is there an alternative to a fixed annual interval?", "requirement_plain_english": "The publicly posted NFPA 80-2010 excerpt permits an AHJ-approved written performance-based inspection, testing and maintenance program. This does not itself establish permission to disregard a separately applicable annual-testing requirement.", "applies_to": "All fire door assemblies", "rule_or_guidance": "Historical standard excerpt; approval and governing-code scope must be resolved", "source_id": "S19; S14", "source_locator": "2010 excerpt 5.2.2.1; New York code 705.2.6–705.2.7", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2010", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-09", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "Does a test follow a repair?", "requirement_plain_english": "All rolling steel fire doors that are repaired or field modified shall be drop tested to confirm the repair was done properly.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "What should be done after the repair or field modification?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-10", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "Does painting trigger a test?", "requirement_plain_english": "Field painting a rolling steel fire door is considered maintenance work, and the door is required to be inspected and tested afterwards.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.5.9-10", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 11; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-11", "topic": "Frequency", "question_it_answers": "Does releasing spring tension trigger an inspection?", "requirement_plain_english": "Whenever counterbalance spring tension is released while the door is closed, the door should be inspected afterwards for damaged parts, because that can cause breakage or yielding in headplate assembly components.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "When should an RSFD be repaired?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-12", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "Why is the door dropped twice?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA says the first drop demonstrates proper operation and full closure, and the second confirms correct reset; its reference list cites NFPA 80-2025 for the two-drop requirement.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.2.3.9.2.1-3", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 13; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-13", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "What does the publicly posted 2010 excerpt say about two drops?", "requirement_plain_english": "When the annual test for proper operation and full closure is conducted, rolling steel fire doors shall be drop tested twice; the first test checks proper operation and full closure, and a second test verifies that the automatic-closing device has been reset correctly.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Historical standard excerpt on a commercial page carrying an NFPA permission statement", "source_id": "S19", "source_locator": "NFPA 80 5.2.14.3.3 to 5.2.14.3.5", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2010", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-14", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "What order do the steps go in?", "requirement_plain_english": "Four steps, in order: pre-test visual inspection, operational test, drop test #1, drop test #2.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Four-step procedure", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-15", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "What is done before anything is released?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA directs the technician to control access on both sides, complete the pre-test visual inspection, and recommend relocation of nearby flammable materials to the facility contact.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Pre-Test Visual Inspection", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-16", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "What position must the door be in?", "requirement_plain_english": "The door must be in the fully open position before the drop test. Testing from any other position risks permanent damage to the door and injury to people near it.", "applies_to": "Rolling fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association safety guidance", "source_id": "S05", "source_locator": "Full sheet", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 8/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-17", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "Whose instructions govern the drop?", "requirement_plain_english": "Use the manufacturer's drop test instructions.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-18", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "What counts as full closure?", "requirement_plain_english": "The door must close completely and rest on the sill or floor.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-19", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "Is it enough to test the alarm release?", "requirement_plain_english": "No. Testing must include closing the door by all means of activation. A fail-safe release device does not excuse testing the fusible links. This applies at acceptance and at the annual test.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 3", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-20", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "What happens between the two drops?", "requirement_plain_english": "Between drops, DASMA’s sequence calls for manufacturer-directed reset and normal opening, followed by a check for components damaged during the first drop. Damage is addressed under the applicable parts requirements before testing is repeated.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1 and Drop Test #2", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-21", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "Two doors on one opening — test together or separately?", "requirement_plain_english": "If two rolling steel fire doors are located at the same opening, they must be drop-tested simultaneously.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 17", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-22", "topic": "Procedure", "question_it_answers": "Does a normal powered cycle replace fire-mode testing?", "requirement_plain_english": "No. DASMA lists normal opening/closing and the two drop tests as distinct stages. Normal operation does not establish every automatic-closing and reset result.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Operational Test", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-23", "topic": "Performance", "question_it_answers": "How fast must the door close?", "requirement_plain_english": "Average closing speed must not exceed 24 inches per second and must be at least 6 inches per second.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance attributing the figures to NFPA 80", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-24", "topic": "Performance", "question_it_answers": "What does the second published source say about speed?", "requirement_plain_english": "During automatic closing, doors must meet an average closing speed of between 6 and 24 inches per second.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance discussing NFPA 80-2022", "source_id": "S04", "source_locator": "Page 2, Important points", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 4/13/23", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-25", "topic": "Performance", "question_it_answers": "How long should that take on my door?", "requirement_plain_english": "Movement time in seconds equals actual curtain travel in inches divided by average closing speed in inches per second. For an assumed 12 ft (144 in) of travel: 144 / 24 = 6.0 s and 144 / 6 = 24.0 s. Exclude pre-movement delay; the calculation is not a pass/fail determination.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Our calculation from published reference speeds; illustrative distance, not an engineering approval", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "6 and 24 in/sec figures in Drop Test #1; distance/speed arithmetic", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-26", "topic": "Performance", "question_it_answers": "Can my operator have a narrower stated rate?", "requirement_plain_english": "The AlarmGard Motor Operator introduction states 9–12 in/sec. The FireGard FGH introduction states no more than 9 in/sec, but its feature list prints a conflicting 6' - 12\" per second entry. That inconsistent entry does not establish a usable confirmed range; check the installed manual or manufacturer.", "applies_to": "Named Clopay operator models and the descriptions on the cited pages", "rule_or_guidance": "Manufacturer-stated product information", "source_id": "S17", "source_locator": "AlarmGard Motor Operator introduction; FireGard Motor Operator introduction and Maximum Closing Speed feature", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live pages", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-27", "topic": "Performance", "question_it_answers": "Is a delay before the door moves normal?", "requirement_plain_english": "The AlarmGard Motor Operator page’s introduction states a programmable 1–10 second delay; its feature list states 0–10 seconds. Resolve the installed configuration rather than treating one lower endpoint as universal.", "applies_to": "AlarmGard Motor Operator", "rule_or_guidance": "Manufacturer-stated product information", "source_id": "S17", "source_locator": "AlarmGard Motor Operator introduction and Pre-Drop Time Delay feature", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live page", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-28", "topic": "Performance", "question_it_answers": "Do all operators close on power loss?", "requirement_plain_english": "The FireGard FGH page says the operator does not automatically close the door on power failure. AlarmGard Motor and Plus pages describe automatic closing on loss of power, with delay or backup behavior specific to each model.", "applies_to": "Named FireGard FGH, AlarmGard Motor and AlarmGard Plus models", "rule_or_guidance": "Manufacturer-stated product information", "source_id": "S17", "source_locator": "FireGard and AlarmGard product pages", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live pages", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-29", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "Who is allowed to do the test?", "requirement_plain_english": "For doors complying with Chapters 11 and 13, periodic inspections and testing shall be performed by a trained rolling steel fire door systems technician.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel doors and service counter doors", "rule_or_guidance": "DASMA quotation of NFPA 80-2022; applies where governing requirements use that provision", "source_id": "S04", "source_locator": "NFPA 80 5.2.4.2", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2022", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-30", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "What definition does DASMA quote from NFPA 80-2022 as published?", "requirement_plain_english": "A technician employed in the rolling steel fire door industry with documented training by a recognized industry organization or by a manufacturer of a listed rolling steel fire door.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "DASMA’s historical quotation of a standard definition", "source_id": "S04", "source_locator": "NFPA 80 3.3.131", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2022 as published", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-31", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "What definition does the issued NFPA 80-2025 amendment add?", "requirement_plain_english": "NFPA 80-2025 TIA 25-1 adds a definition requiring documented training and qualification through experience with rolling steel fire-door inspection, testing and maintenance. The added definition has no industry-employment condition.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Issued NFPA amendment", "source_id": "S07", "source_locator": "New 3.3.131 in TIA 25-1", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2025 TIA 25-1; effective 24 December 2024", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-32", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "Does the book on my shelf have the current wording?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA states that the printed versions of NFPA 80-2022 and NFPA 80-2025 may vary from the more recent and official electronic version, and prints the amended definition.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 1 and its note", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-33", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "Can in-house staff ever qualify?", "requirement_plain_english": "Manufacturers or vendors of listed rolling steel fire doors, and other organizations including in-house resources, with appropriate training materials and programs acceptable to the AHJ, are viable options for training individuals.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Annex material — explanatory only", "source_id": "S07", "source_locator": "A.5.2.4.2, revised by TIA 25-1", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2025", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-34", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "Where did the change come from?", "requirement_plain_english": "ASHE’s proposed TIA Log 1762 against NFPA 80-2022 sought deletion of the industry-employment definition. Its submitter argued that the wording restricted who could perform the work and created a restraint-of-trade problem. This is not an NFPA legal finding or the verified final disposition of the proposal.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Public standards-development record", "source_id": "S08", "source_locator": "Substantiation", "source_edition_or_revision": "Proposed against NFPA 80-2022; comments closed 19 December 2023", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-35", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "Is there a third wording in circulation?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA's repair sheet uses: a technician, qualified through experience with the inspection, testing and maintenance of rolling steel fire doors, and with documented training of such by a manufacturer of a listed rolling steel fire door or by an organization acceptable to the AHJ.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "Who should perform repairs and modifications on an RSFD?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-36", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "What personnel wording appears in the cited 2021 CMS survey?", "requirement_plain_english": "The K 0761 criteria printed in the cited 2021 ambulatory surgical center survey called for inspectors with knowledge, training or experience demonstrating ability.", "applies_to": "The cited 2021 survey record for one ambulatory surgical center", "rule_or_guidance": "Dated government survey record; not a current national survey-form inventory", "source_id": "S11", "source_locator": "Tag K 0761 criteria text", "source_edition_or_revision": "Form printed 9 March 2021", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-37", "topic": "Qualifications", "question_it_answers": "Can a jurisdiction require its own certified tester?", "requirement_plain_english": "Los Angeles requires that a Chief's Regulation 4 test be performed by a certified tester, with a separate certification category for Automatic Closing Fire Assemblies.", "applies_to": "Buildings covered by the LAFD program", "rule_or_guidance": "Local agency program instructions", "source_id": "S16", "source_locator": "List of Currently Certified Chief's Regulation 4 Testers; What is the process?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live page", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-38", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Which clause in the named New York code example requires annual sliding/rolling-door testing?", "requirement_plain_english": "2025 Fire Code of New York State 705.2.6 requires horizontal and vertical sliding and rolling fire doors to be inspected and tested annually for proper operation and full closure, with records retained.", "applies_to": "Sliding and rolling fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Issuer-hosted adopted-code example", "source_id": "S14", "source_locator": "705.2.6", "source_edition_or_revision": "2025 Fire Code of New York State", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-39", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Where does the named code example expressly require a trained rolling-door technician?", "requirement_plain_english": "2025 Fire Code of New York State 705.2.7 requires annual rolling steel fire-door inspection and testing by a trained rolling steel fire door systems technician, in accordance with applicable NFPA 80 provisions, with records retained.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Issuer-hosted adopted-code example", "source_id": "S14", "source_locator": "705.2.7", "source_edition_or_revision": "2025 Fire Code of New York State", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-40", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "What did IDA report about its proposal in July 2021?", "requirement_plain_english": "IDA’s 21 July 2021 press release reported May committee approval of its fire-door proposal and said it would be placed on the September consent agenda. The release does not prove the later vote’s outcome.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Trade association press release", "source_id": "S15", "source_locator": "Full release", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 21 July 2021", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-41", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Which edition applies to a Medicare-certified hospital?", "requirement_plain_english": "NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 edition, is incorporated by reference for hospitals in federal regulation.", "applies_to": "Medicare and Medicaid certified hospitals", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal regulation", "source_id": "S10", "source_locator": "42 CFR 482.41(e)(1)(vii)", "source_edition_or_revision": "eCFR current; Title 42 current as of 15 September 2026", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-42", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Which NFPA 80 edition does that pull in?", "requirement_plain_english": "CMS memorandum S&C 17-38-LSC states that fire door assemblies in its covered health care occupancies require annual inspection and testing to NFPA 80-2010. This row does not determine every separate state or local requirement.", "applies_to": "Health care occupancies covered by CMS S&C 17-38-LSC", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey policy", "source_id": "S09", "source_locator": "Conclusion", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 28 July 2017", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-43", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Do the health care occupancy chapters directly invoke 7.2.1.15?", "requirement_plain_english": "CMS says the 2012 Life Safety Code health care occupancy chapters 18, 19, 20 and 21 do not directly reference 7.2.1.15, which applies where another occupancy chapter requires it. The memo separately addresses separated occupancies.", "applies_to": "Health care occupancies under CMS", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey policy", "source_id": "S09", "source_locator": "Background", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 28 July 2017", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-44", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Then which clause reaches health care?", "requirement_plain_english": "Life Safety Code section 8.3.3.1, which is applicable to all occupancy chapters.", "applies_to": "Health care occupancies under CMS", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey policy", "source_id": "S09", "source_locator": "Annual Inspection and Testing Requirements in Health Care Occupancies", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 28 July 2017", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-45", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Do corridor and smoke barrier doors get the annual test?", "requirement_plain_english": "Non-rated door assemblies, including corridor doors to patient care rooms and smoke barrier doors, are not subject to the annual inspection and testing requirements of NFPA 80 or NFPA 105, but should be routinely inspected as part of the facility maintenance program.", "applies_to": "Non-rated doors in health care occupancies", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey policy", "source_id": "S09", "source_locator": "Memorandum Summary", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 28 July 2017", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-46", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "What if a school or assembly space sits inside a hospital?", "requirement_plain_english": "CMS identifies assembly, educational, day-care and residential board-and-care occupancy chapters as directly referencing 7.2.1.15. A separated applicable occupancy in a health care building follows the relevant occupancy requirements.", "applies_to": "Separated occupancies described in CMS S&C 17-38-LSC", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey policy", "source_id": "S09", "source_locator": "Page 2", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 28 July 2017", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-47", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "When did CMS compliance start?", "requirement_plain_english": "Full compliance with annual fire door assembly inspection and testing to the 2010 NFPA 80 was required by 1 January 2018, extended six months from 6 July 2017.", "applies_to": "Health care occupancies under CMS", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey policy", "source_id": "S09", "source_locator": "Compliance Time Extension", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 28 July 2017", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-48", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Which tag appears in the cited 2021 government survey?", "requirement_plain_english": "The cited 2021 CMS Form 2567 uses K 0761, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing—Doors, and references Life Safety Code 8.3.3.1 and NFPA 80-2010 sections 5.2 and 5.2.3. This does not establish the only current survey tag.", "applies_to": "One Indiana-published ambulatory surgical center survey completed 15 February 2021", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal survey record", "source_id": "S11", "source_locator": "Tag K 0761", "source_edition_or_revision": "Survey completed 15 February 2021", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-49", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Am I held to the newest edition?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA FAQ 16 describes NFPA 80 as nonretroactive and points to installation-era instructions and requirements. Separately, the New York code example applies inspection and maintenance provisions to existing required opening protectives. Resolve installation criteria and ongoing duties separately.", "applies_to": "Existing fire door installations", "rule_or_guidance": "Attributed industry guidance read alongside a named adopted-code example", "source_id": "S03; S14", "source_locator": "FAQ 16; 705.1–705.2.7", "source_edition_or_revision": "DASMA Rev. 6/25; 2025 Fire Code of New York State", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-50", "topic": "Governing rules", "question_it_answers": "Does OSHA 1910.37(a)(4) prescribe an annual drop test?", "requirement_plain_english": "OSHA 1910.37(a)(4) requires emergency safeguards, including fire doors, to remain in proper working order. That clause does not prescribe a testing interval or drop-test procedure.", "applies_to": "Exit-route safeguards within the regulation’s workplace scope", "rule_or_guidance": "Federal regulation", "source_id": "S12", "source_locator": "29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4)", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current text", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-51", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "What if a part breaks during the test?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA says a component failure during periodic testing means the assembly fails and requires repair, retrofit or replacement without delay. It places maintenance/repair responsibility on the owner; its contract guidance also recognizes possible failures through no fault of the provider. These statements do not determine negligence or every invoice dispute.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.5.6", "source_id": "S03; S01", "source_locator": "FAQ 10; TDS 271 Guidelines for Facility Managers", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-52", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "How long do we have to fix it?", "requirement_plain_english": "Repairs shall be made and defects that could interfere with operation shall be corrected without delay.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.5.1 and 5.5.6", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 15; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-53", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "Can we keep using it as a service door while we wait for parts?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA says a rolling fire door awaiting parts should remain closed until repaired, inspected and tested; deviation requires a trained technician’s evaluation and AHJ approval, and the door must not be propped open. Qualified personnel must resolve the safe arrangement without obstructing required exit routes.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06; S12", "source_locator": "Service-door-use question; OSHA 1910.37(a)(3)–(4)", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-54", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "Does a local program set a repair deadline?", "requirement_plain_english": "LAFD’s Chief’s Regulation 4 program requires correction to commence forthwith and finish as soon as possible, within 30 days of the initial required test, followed by retesting. This is a local program rule, not a national grace period.", "applies_to": "Buildings covered by the LAFD program", "rule_or_guidance": "Local agency program instructions", "source_id": "S16", "source_locator": "Repair and Retest", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live page", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-55", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "Can we use another brand's parts?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS 2502 calls for original-manufacturer replacement parts and identifies a labeled retrofit-operator exception. If the applicable approved repair route is unavailable, its guidance calls for replacement; a technician must resolve the assembly’s listing and permitted repair route.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "Replacement-parts question and retrofit-operator exception", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-56", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "Is there any exception to that?", "requirement_plain_english": "A fire door operator, governor and automatic closing device may be replaced with a labeled retrofit fire door operator, installed per its instructions, acceptable to the AHJ, and only where the retrofit operator's listing allows it on that manufacturer's door.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "Is there any exception to the original manufacturer rule?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-57", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "What if the door has no label and no maker?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA FAQ 9 describes replacement where the assembly has no listing label, no certificate of construction, and no replacement bottom bar or label available from the original manufacturer. A missing serial-number field on a report alone does not establish those conditions.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.5.6", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 9; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-58", "topic": "Failure", "question_it_answers": "What evidence follows a repair?", "requirement_plain_english": "Two consecutive successful drop tests are required — one to demonstrate proper operation and full closure, and a second to verify the door was properly reset. The technician's company and the building owner should retain a written record including the names of witnesses.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "What should be done after the repair or field modification?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/24", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-59", "topic": "Records", "question_it_answers": "How long do records have to be kept?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA’s 13 April 2023 summary of NFPA 80-2022 states that the signed acceptance record is kept for the assembly’s life and periodic inspection records for at least three years. Confirm the facility’s governing retention obligations before disposing of records.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance discussing NFPA 80-2022", "source_id": "S04", "source_locator": "Page 2, Important points", "source_edition_or_revision": "Dated 4/13/23", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-60", "topic": "Records", "question_it_answers": "Does the record have to be on paper?", "requirement_plain_english": "Paper and electronic media are both permitted. DASMA adds that videos of inspections are invaluable evidence of door condition and functionality during operation or under alarm.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.2.2.1 and 5.2.2.3-4", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 20; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-61", "topic": "Records", "question_it_answers": "Does the tester's training go on the record?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS 271 Rev. 6/25 includes a Training or Certification Date field with a note applying it to periodic inspection and drop-testing and requiring training documentation on request. Another form’s layout alone does not establish whether the tester is qualified.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association form", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test Form, signature block", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-62", "topic": "Records", "question_it_answers": "Does anyone have to be told?", "requirement_plain_english": "Under the LAFD program the certified tester must submit results on Fire Department approved forms electronically within 7 days of a required test.", "applies_to": "Buildings covered by the LAFD program", "rule_or_guidance": "Local agency program instructions", "source_id": "S16", "source_locator": "What is the process?", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live page", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-63", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "Where do fusible links go?", "requirement_plain_english": "Fusible links are required on both sides of the wall unless otherwise acceptable to the AHJ.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 2", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-64", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "Do fusible links get replaced every year?", "requirement_plain_english": "Not necessarily. They should be inspected for wear and general condition and replaced if necessary, and should be free of grease, paint or dust coatings that may affect performance.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 5.2.3.8.2(12) and 5.2.3.11", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 21; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-65", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "Can a generic fusible-link load description be used to alter the system?", "requirement_plain_english": "No. DASMA FAQ 4 discusses link loading as a technical design issue. Have the qualified technician use the installed assembly’s instructions and listed components; this owner’s reference does not provide link-sizing or stacking instructions.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Editorial safety boundary grounded in industry guidance", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 4; installed-system instructions and qualified-work boundary", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Editorial judgment", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-66", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "Can a smoke-rated door run on fusible links alone?", "requirement_plain_english": "No. S-labeled doors must be activated electrically by smoke or heat detectors or by a fire alarm control panel, and are required to be a fail-safe system.", "applies_to": "S-labeled smoke-rated rolling doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 5", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-67", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "Can we bolt something to the door?", "requirement_plain_english": "Items that are not part of the fire door assembly shall not be field attached to any component of a rolling steel fire door.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association answer citing NFPA 80 (2025) 11.3.4", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 24; reference list", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-68", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "What has to be visually checked?", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA’s pre-test visual checks cover attachment and mounting condition, link placement/routing/condition, expansion clearance, foreign attachments, contamination and damage to the curtain, bottom bar, guides, hood/fascia, and operating and closing mechanisms. These are technician checks, not owner repair instructions.", "applies_to": "Rolling steel fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Guidelines for Pre-Test Visual Inspection", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-69", "topic": "Components", "question_it_answers": "Which historical clauses cover inspection from both sides?", "requirement_plain_english": "The cited NFPA 80-2010 excerpts place the both-sides visual inspection for swinging doors in 5.2.4.1 and for sliding/rolling doors in 5.2.5.1.", "applies_to": "Door types identified separately in the 2010 excerpts", "rule_or_guidance": "Government survey quotation and permission-stated historical reprint; not full-standard verification", "source_id": "S11; S19", "source_locator": "5.2.4.1 (swinging); 5.2.5.1 (sliding/rolling)", "source_edition_or_revision": "NFPA 80-2010", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "requirement_id": "R-70", "topic": "Authority", "question_it_answers": "Who has the final say?", "requirement_plain_english": "Ultimate acceptance of a fire door is the decision of the authority having jurisdiction, as defined in NFPA 80.", "applies_to": "All fire doors", "rule_or_guidance": "Industry association guidance", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Guidelines, closing line", "source_edition_or_revision": "Rev. 6/25", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" } ] }, "clause_crosswalk": { "file": "fire-door-drop-test-clause-crosswalk.csv", "row_count": 31, "rows": [ { "requirement_topic": "Testing performed by knowledgeable individuals", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2007", "clause_or_section": "5.2.3.1", "plain_english": "Functional testing is performed by individuals with knowledge and understanding of the operating components of that door type", "who_confirmed_the_number": "University of Colorado Boulder Fire and Life-Safety Group summary of NFPA 80-2007", "source_id": "S20", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2007 edition only" }, { "requirement_topic": "Pre-test visual inspection", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2007", "clause_or_section": "5.2.3.2", "plain_english": "A visual inspection comes first to find damage that could cause a hazard during testing or prevent resetting", "who_confirmed_the_number": "University of Colorado Boulder Fire and Life-Safety Group summary of NFPA 80-2007", "source_id": "S20", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2007 edition only" }, { "requirement_topic": "Item verification checklist", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2007", "clause_or_section": "5.2.4.2", "plain_english": "The minimum list of items to verify on swinging doors with builders hardware or fire door hardware", "who_confirmed_the_number": "University of Colorado Boulder Fire and Life-Safety Group summary of NFPA 80-2007", "source_id": "S20", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Same number, different subject in the 2022 and 2025 editions" }, { "requirement_topic": "Item verification checklist", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.4.2", "plain_english": "An eleven-item minimum verification list covering holes and breaks, glazing, hardware alignment, missing parts, clearances, self-closing operation, coordinator sequence, latching, auxiliary hardware, field modifications, and gasketing", "who_confirmed_the_number": "A CMS Form 2567 survey record quoting the 2010 text in full", "source_id": "S11", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed from a government document quoting the 2010 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Visual inspection from both sides — swinging doors", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.4.1", "plain_english": "The 2010 swinging-door inspection provision requires a visual check from both sides.", "who_confirmed_the_number": "A CMS Form 2567 survey record quoting the 2010 text", "source_id": "S11", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "2010 swinging-door scope; the separate sliding/rolling visual clause is 5.2.5.1 in source S19" }, { "requirement_topic": "Annual inspection and written record", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.1", "plain_english": "Fire door assemblies are inspected and tested not less than annually, and the signed written record is kept for the AHJ", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA 80-2010 text reprinted with an NFPA permission statement; the same clause is quoted in a CMS survey record", "source_id": "S19; S11", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2010 edition from two documents" }, { "requirement_topic": "Performance-based alternative", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.2.1", "plain_english": "The 2010 excerpt permits a written performance-based inspection, testing and maintenance program subject to AHJ approval.", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA 80-2010 text reprinted with an NFPA permission statement", "source_id": "S19", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Historical 2010 provision; do not treat it as automatic permission to disregard an adopted annual-testing requirement" }, { "requirement_topic": "Annual test of sliding and rolling doors", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2007 and 2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.14.3", "plain_english": "All horizontal and vertical sliding and rolling fire doors are inspected and tested annually for operation and full closure", "who_confirmed_the_number": "University of Colorado Boulder summary (2007) and the NFPA-permissioned reprint (2010)", "source_id": "S20; S19", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for 2007 and 2010" }, { "requirement_topic": "Drop tested twice", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.14.3.3 to 5.2.14.3.5", "plain_english": "Two drops: the first for proper operation and full closure, the second to verify correct reset", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA 80-2010 text reprinted with an NFPA permission statement", "source_id": "S19", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2010 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Drop tested twice", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.2.3.9.2.1 to 5.2.3.9.2.3", "plain_english": "Two drops: the first for proper operation and full closure, the second to confirm the reset procedure", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping its FAQ 13 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA's citation of the 2025 edition, not our reading of the standard" }, { "requirement_topic": "Repair of face covering", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.15.2", "plain_english": "Breaks in the face covering of doors are repaired immediately", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA 80-2010 text reprinted with an NFPA permission statement", "source_id": "S19", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2010 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Replacement when repair is not possible", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2010", "clause_or_section": "5.2.15.3.1", "plain_english": "The 2010 excerpt calls for replacement of the assembly or affected parts where repair cannot use labeled parts, original-manufacturer parts or the specified retrofit route.", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA 80-2010 text reprinted with an NFPA permission statement", "source_id": "S19", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2010 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Replacement and repair responsibility", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.5.6", "plain_english": "DASMA maps its answers on identification, component failure and parts replacement to this section.", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQs 9, 10 and 18 to NFPA 80-2025", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA’s published cross-reference, not our direct reading of the full clause" }, { "requirement_topic": "Repairs without delay", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.5.1 and 5.5.6", "plain_english": "Repairs are made and defects that could interfere with operation are corrected without delay", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQ 15 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA's citation of the 2025 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Doors must be operable at all times", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.1.2.1", "plain_english": "A non-functional or unused rolling steel fire door cannot be left closed and ignored", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQ 14 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA's citation of the 2025 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Records", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.2.2.1 and 5.2.2.3 to 5.2.2.4", "plain_english": "Paper and electronic records are both permitted", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQ 20 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA's citation of the 2025 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Fusible link condition at inspection", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.2.3.8.2(12) and 5.2.3.11", "plain_english": "Links are inspected for wear and condition and replaced if necessary rather than on a fixed annual schedule", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQ 21 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA's citation of the 2025 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Field attachments to rolling steel doors", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "11.3.4", "plain_english": "Items that are not part of the assembly are not field attached to any component", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQ 24 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Also confirms that Chapter 11 covers rolling steel doors" }, { "requirement_topic": "Painting", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "5.5.9 to 5.5.10", "plain_english": "Field painting is maintenance work and the door is inspected and tested afterwards", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 295 printed reference list mapping FAQ 11 to NFPA 80 (2025)", "source_id": "S03", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "DASMA's citation of the 2025 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Who performs periodic inspection and testing", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2022", "clause_or_section": "5.2.4.2", "plain_english": "For doors complying with Chapters 11 and 13, a trained rolling steel fire door systems technician performs periodic inspections and testing", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 299 quoting the clause verbatim", "source_id": "S04", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Confirmed for the 2022 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Explanatory guidance on periodic-testing technician training", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "A.5.2.4.2", "plain_english": "The amended annex identifies appropriate training routes, including in-house resources with programs acceptable to the AHJ; this is explanatory material.", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA TIA 25-1 directly revises annex A.5.2.4.2", "source_id": "S07", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Directly verified annex only; the main 2025 requirement clause was not independently read" }, { "requirement_topic": "Definition of the trained technician", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2022 as published", "clause_or_section": "3.3.131", "plain_english": "A technician employed in the rolling steel fire door industry with documented training by a recognized industry organization or a listed-door manufacturer", "who_confirmed_the_number": "DASMA TDS 299 quoting the definition verbatim", "source_id": "S04", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "As-published 2022 wording quoted by DASMA; do not infer the 2022 amendment disposition from a 2025 TIA" }, { "requirement_topic": "Definition of the trained technician", "document": "NFPA 80", "edition": "2025 as amended", "clause_or_section": "3.3.131", "plain_english": "A technician with documented training and who is qualified through experience with the inspection, testing, and maintenance of rolling steel fire doors", "who_confirmed_the_number": "NFPA Tentative Interim Amendment 25-1", "source_id": "S07", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Definition added to NFPA 80-2025 by TIA 25-1; local applicability is a separate question" }, { "requirement_topic": "Annual test of sliding and rolling doors", "document": "International Fire Code, as cited in a university summary", "edition": "2009", "clause_or_section": "703.4", "plain_english": "Horizontal and vertical sliding and rolling fire doors are inspected and tested annually; records are maintained", "who_confirmed_the_number": "University of Colorado Boulder Fire and Life-Safety Group summary, explicitly based on IFC 2009", "source_id": "S20", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "An institutional summary’s citation; not direct verification of an adopted Seattle code or all 2003–2015 editions" }, { "requirement_topic": "Annual test and technician requirement", "document": "Fire Code of New York State", "edition": "2025", "clause_or_section": "705.2.7", "plain_english": "Rolling steel fire doors are inspected and tested annually by a trained rolling steel fire door systems technician per NFPA 80; records are maintained", "who_confirmed_the_number": "Issuer-hosted 2025 Fire Code of New York State chapter text", "source_id": "S14", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Named jurisdiction example; no claim about all 2024 adoptions or the referenced NFPA 80 edition" }, { "requirement_topic": "Annual door inspection provision", "document": "NFPA 101 Life Safety Code", "edition": "2012", "clause_or_section": "7.2.1.15 and 7.2.1.15.1", "plain_english": "Certain fire and smoke doors are inspected and tested annually, but only where Chapters 11 through 43 require it", "who_confirmed_the_number": "CMS memorandum S&C 17-38-LSC", "source_id": "S09", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "CMS says health care chapters 18–21 do not directly invoke this section; separated applicable occupancies are addressed separately" }, { "requirement_topic": "Route that does reach health care", "document": "NFPA 101 Life Safety Code", "edition": "2012", "clause_or_section": "8.3.3.1", "plain_english": "Fire door assemblies comply with NFPA 80; applies to all occupancy chapters", "who_confirmed_the_number": "CMS memorandum S&C 17-38-LSC; the same clause is quoted in a CMS survey record", "source_id": "S09; S11", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "The CMS memorandum’s healthcare citation path, also seen in the cited 2021 survey; not a current tag inventory" }, { "requirement_topic": "Continuous maintenance", "document": "NFPA 101 Life Safety Code", "edition": "2012", "clause_or_section": "4.6.12.1", "plain_english": "Any required life safety feature must thereafter be continuously maintained", "who_confirmed_the_number": "A CMS Form 2567 survey record quoting the clause", "source_id": "S11", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Quoted in an actual survey citation" }, { "requirement_topic": "Smoke door testing in health care", "document": "NFPA 101 Life Safety Code", "edition": "2012", "clause_or_section": "8.5.4.2", "plain_english": "Annual testing of smoke door assemblies to NFPA 105 is not required in health care occupancies, except new doors in horizontal exits", "who_confirmed_the_number": "CMS memorandum S&C 17-38-LSC", "source_id": "S09", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Health care specific" }, { "requirement_topic": "Federal adoption of the Life Safety Code", "document": "Code of Federal Regulations", "edition": "Current", "clause_or_section": "42 CFR 482.41(e)(1)(vii)", "plain_english": "NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 edition, is incorporated by reference for hospitals", "who_confirmed_the_number": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations", "source_id": "S10", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "Title 42 shown as current as of 15 September 2026" }, { "requirement_topic": "Exit route safeguards", "document": "Code of Federal Regulations", "edition": "Current", "clause_or_section": "29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4)", "plain_english": "Safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency, including fire doors, must be in proper working order at all times", "who_confirmed_the_number": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations", "source_id": "S12", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "coverage_note": "No interval and no procedure is specified" } ] }, "report_review_checklist": { "file": "fire-door-drop-test-report-review-checklist.csv", "row_count": 28, "rows": [ { "item_no": "1", "section": "Identification", "what_to_look_for": "Which opening", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "A specific door location and opening size, not just a building address", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask the tester to identify each opening separately. One line for a whole building is not a record of each door.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test Form columns: Door Location; Opening Size" }, { "item_no": "2", "section": "Identification", "what_to_look_for": "Door manufacturer", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The door manufacturer named on the form", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask the tester how the assembly was identified. The manufacturer may be traceable through the file number on the listing label.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01; S03", "source_locator": "Drop Test Form column: Door Mfr.; FAQ 9" }, { "item_no": "3", "section": "Identification", "what_to_look_for": "Manufacturer serial number", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The manufacturer's serial number for that door", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask the tester to identify the assembly using its label and available records. A missing serial-number field alone does not establish a need to replace the door.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01; S03", "source_locator": "Drop Test Form column: Door Mfr. Serial No.; FAQ 9" }, { "item_no": "4", "section": "Identification", "what_to_look_for": "Door type", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Whether the assembly is a rolling steel fire door, a counter fire door, a fire shutter or a swinging fire door", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "A swinging-door checklist attached to a rolling door is the wrong document. Ask for the correct one.", "item_basis": "Editorial review prompt", "source_id": "", "source_locator": "" }, { "item_no": "5", "section": "Scope", "what_to_look_for": "Every rated opening covered", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Each required rolling fire-door opening is accounted for in the facility’s inspection program; reports identify the openings actually tested.", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Compare the report’s scope with the required-door inventory. Ask how excluded openings were addressed; an unused door is not automatically exempt.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "General" }, { "item_no": "6", "section": "Scope", "what_to_look_for": "Doors sharing an opening", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Where two rolling steel fire doors sit at one opening, evidence they were dropped simultaneously", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask whether they were tested together. Simultaneous testing is required.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 17" }, { "item_no": "7", "section": "Pre-test", "what_to_look_for": "Visual inspection result", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "A pass or fail for the visual inspection, recorded before the operational check and the drops", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask whether the pre-test visual inspection was performed and request the result. A blank field does not prove the step was skipped.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Four-step procedure; Drop Test Form" }, { "item_no": "8", "section": "Pre-test", "what_to_look_for": "Defects found and what happened to them", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Defects listed, and evidence they were corrected before the next step", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask what was found and whether it was fixed before the door was dropped.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Operational Test; Drop Test #1" }, { "item_no": "9", "section": "Pre-test", "what_to_look_for": "Foreign attachments", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Confirmation that nothing outside the assembly is attached to it — no conduit, ceiling, ducting or light fixtures", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask the tester to document any foreign attachment and the approved correction. Do not enter a hazardous area to check it yourself.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01; S03", "source_locator": "Visual inspection item 6; FAQ 24" }, { "item_no": "10", "section": "Operational", "what_to_look_for": "Normal operation result", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "A separate pass or fail for opening and closing the door under normal operation", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "A single tested box does not show whether the door runs normally and also closes on its own. Those are two different results.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Operational Test; Drop Test Form" }, { "item_no": "11", "section": "Drop test", "what_to_look_for": "First drop result", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "A distinct pass or fail for drop test #1, showing full closure with the bottom bar resting on the sill or floor", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask for the first-drop result on its own.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1" }, { "item_no": "12", "section": "Drop test", "what_to_look_for": "Second drop result", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "A distinct pass or fail for drop test #2, confirming the automatic-closing device was reset correctly", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask for the second-drop result or clarification. One recorded drop does not substantiate the complete required sequence.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01; S03", "source_locator": "Drop Test #2; FAQ 13" }, { "item_no": "13", "section": "Drop test", "what_to_look_for": "Starting position", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Evidence the door was fully open before each drop", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask. Testing from a partly closed position risks damage to the door and injury.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01; S05", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1; full sheet" }, { "item_no": "14", "section": "Drop test", "what_to_look_for": "Closing speed", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The applied speed criterion and confirmation it was met; an actual measured value and movement interval improve later review.", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask for the measurement or criterion used. DASMA’s form does not itself include a separate numeric-speed field.", "item_basis": "Source-backed speed criterion; request for a numeric value is editorial", "source_id": "S01; S04", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1; page 2" }, { "item_no": "15", "section": "Drop test", "what_to_look_for": "Every means of activation", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Evidence that each automatic closing option was tested, including fusible links on a door that also has a fail-safe release device", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask which activation paths were tested. A fail-safe device does not excuse testing the links.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 3" }, { "item_no": "16", "section": "Drop test", "what_to_look_for": "Detectors and release devices", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Confirmation that detectors and release devices functioned", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask whether detector activation was included or only a manual release.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test #1" }, { "item_no": "17", "section": "Components", "what_to_look_for": "Parts that failed during the test", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Any component that broke during testing, and what replaced it", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "A component that fails during testing means the assembly failed. Ask for the repair and retest record, not just a note.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01; S03", "source_locator": "Drop Test #2; FAQ 10" }, { "item_no": "18", "section": "Components", "what_to_look_for": "Fusible link condition", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "A condition note on the links rather than an automatic replacement line item", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask what condition or installed-system requirement calls for replacement. DASMA does not prescribe automatic annual replacement in this FAQ.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 21" }, { "item_no": "19", "section": "Personnel", "what_to_look_for": "Who performed the test", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The tester's name, company and signature with a date", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Request the tester’s identification and a signed, dated record.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test Form signature block" }, { "item_no": "20", "section": "Personnel", "what_to_look_for": "Training or certification date", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The tester's training or certification date, with documentation available on request", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask for the training documentation and applicable qualifications. A different form layout does not by itself establish that the tester used an obsolete form.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S01", "source_locator": "Drop Test Form: Training or Certification Date" }, { "item_no": "21", "section": "Personnel", "what_to_look_for": "Local authorization where required", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "For a jurisdiction that certifies testers, evidence the tester holds the right category", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Check the local program before booking, not after the invoice arrives.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S16", "source_locator": "List of Currently Certified Chief's Regulation 4 Testers" }, { "item_no": "22", "section": "Governing rules", "what_to_look_for": "The basis being applied", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The code, standard edition or manufacturer instructions the tester worked to", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask which requirements and manufacturer instructions were applied. The answer defines what the recorded result establishes.", "item_basis": "Editorial review prompt", "source_id": "", "source_locator": "" }, { "item_no": "23", "section": "Records", "what_to_look_for": "Acceptance record on file separately", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The original acceptance record is filed separately; DASMA’s 2023 NFPA 80-2022 summary states retention for the assembly’s life.", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask the AHJ and a trained technician how to proceed where the installation history is unknown.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S04; S03", "source_locator": "Page 2, Important points; FAQ 7" }, { "item_no": "24", "section": "Records", "what_to_look_for": "Retention", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "DASMA’s 2023 NFPA 80-2022 summary states at least three years for periodic records; apply the facility’s actual governing retention obligation.", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Confirm your own governing retention obligation before disposing of anything.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S04", "source_locator": "Page 2, Important points" }, { "item_no": "25", "section": "Records", "what_to_look_for": "Format", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "DASMA permits paper or electronic records and describes video as useful supporting evidence.", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask for the inspection and test record; a dated sticker alone does not show the complete results.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S03", "source_locator": "FAQ 20" }, { "item_no": "26", "section": "Follow-up", "what_to_look_for": "Submission where required", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Where a local program requires it, the submission receipt as well as the report", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask the tester to produce the submission evidence.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S16", "source_locator": "What is the process?" }, { "item_no": "27", "section": "Follow-up", "what_to_look_for": "Repair and retest evidence", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "Deficiency, correction, and two consecutive successful drop tests after the repair, with witnesses named", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "A repair invoice is not a retest record. Ask for the post-repair drop test result.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S06", "source_locator": "What should be done after the repair or field modification?" }, { "item_no": "28", "section": "Follow-up", "what_to_look_for": "Status of the door in the meantime", "what_a_complete_record_shows": "The qualified technician and responsible authority have addressed the impaired door’s safe status; DASMA says it should remain closed pending repair unless an approved deviation applies.", "if_it_is_missing_or_unclear": "Ask who approved the interim arrangement. Do not prop or force the door, improvise a reset, or obstruct required exit access.", "item_basis": "Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial", "source_id": "S06; S12", "source_locator": "Service-door-use question; OSHA 1910.37(a)(3)–(4)" } ] }, "closing_speed_lookup": { "file": "fire-door-drop-test-closing-speed-lookup.csv", "row_count": 19, "rows": [ { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "6", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "72", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "1829", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "3.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "12.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "8.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "6.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "7", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "84", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "2134", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "3.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "14.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "9.3", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "7.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "8", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "96", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "2438", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "4.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "16.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "10.7", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "8.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "9", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "108", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "2743", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "4.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "18.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "12.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "9.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "10", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "120", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "3048", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "5.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "20.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "13.3", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "10.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "11", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "132", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "3353", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "5.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "22.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "14.7", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "11.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "12", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "144", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "3658", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "6.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "24.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "16.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "12.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "13", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "156", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "3962", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "6.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "26.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "17.3", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "13.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "14", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "168", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "4267", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "7.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "28.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "18.7", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "14.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "15", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "180", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "4572", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "7.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "30.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "20.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "15.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "16", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "192", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "4877", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "8.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "32.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "21.3", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "16.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "17", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "204", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "5182", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "8.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "34.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "22.7", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "17.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "18", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "216", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "5486", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "9.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "36.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "24.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "18.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "19", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "228", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "5791", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "9.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "38.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "25.3", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "19.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "20", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "240", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "6096", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "10.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "40.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "26.7", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "20.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "21", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "252", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "6401", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "10.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "42.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "28.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "21.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "22", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "264", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "6706", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "11.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "44.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "29.3", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "22.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "23", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "276", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "7010", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "11.5", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "46.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "30.7", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "23.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." }, { "assumed_curtain_travel_ft": "24", "assumed_curtain_travel_in": "288", "assumed_curtain_travel_mm": "7315", "seconds_at_24_in_per_sec": "12.0", "seconds_at_6_in_per_sec": "48.0", "seconds_at_9_in_per_sec": "32.0", "seconds_at_12_in_per_sec": "24.0", "evidence_mark": "Calculated", "source_id": "S01; S17", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "assumption": "Actual bottom-bar travel equals the stated distance; time covers movement only, excluding pre-movement delay. Not a pass/fail test." } ] }, "operator_closing_speeds": { "file": "fire-door-operator-closing-speeds.csv", "row_count": 5, "rows": [ { "operator_model": "AlarmGard Motor Operator", "brands": "Clopay Corporation; named product page", "mounting": "Bracket-mounted", "manufacturer_stated_closing_speed": "Introduction: 9–12 in/sec; feature list says does not exceed 9–12 in/sec.", "closes_on_alarm": "Yes", "closes_on_power_failure": "Yes, on prolonged power failure", "delay_before_descent": "Introduction: 1–10 seconds; feature list: 0–10 seconds. Check installed instructions.", "auto_reset": "Yes, on alarm clear or power restoration", "fusible_link": "Supplemental fusible link activation plunger", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "source_id": "S17", "source_url": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-motor-operator", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "operator_model": "AlarmGard Plus Motor Operator", "brands": "Clopay Corporation; named product page", "mounting": "Bracket-mounted", "manufacturer_stated_closing_speed": "Page wording: does not exceed 9–12 in/sec; this does not clearly establish a minimum of 9 in/sec.", "closes_on_alarm": "Yes", "closes_on_power_failure": "Yes, after backup is exhausted; page states up to 8 hours of backup.", "delay_before_descent": "Selectable 0 to 10 seconds", "auto_reset": "Yes, on alarm clear or power restoration", "fusible_link": "Supplemental fusible link activation plunger", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "source_id": "S17", "source_url": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-plus-operator", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "operator_model": "AlarmGard Chain and Crank Manual Operator", "brands": "Clopay Corporation; named product page", "mounting": "Manual chain or crank", "manufacturer_stated_closing_speed": "Introduction: not exceeding 12 in/sec; feature list says does not exceed 9–12 in/sec.", "closes_on_alarm": "Yes", "closes_on_power_failure": "Yes, fail-safe system", "delay_before_descent": "10 second time delay", "auto_reset": "Yes, on alarm clear or power restoration", "fusible_link": "Feature list includes a supplemental fusible-link activation plunger. The introduction’s external-release wording does not establish absence of all link components.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "source_id": "S17", "source_url": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-chain-and-crank-manual-operator", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "operator_model": "FireGard FGH Motor Operator", "brands": "Clopay Corporation; named product page", "mounting": "See installed-model instructions; the product page describes a motor operator.", "manufacturer_stated_closing_speed": "Introduction: not exceeding 9 in/sec. Feature list prints 6' - 12\" per second, a conflicting mixed-unit entry. No silently corrected range is supplied.", "closes_on_alarm": "Optional, with a Firefly release device tied to the alarm", "closes_on_power_failure": "No. Manufacturer states it will not automatically close upon power failure", "delay_before_descent": "Not stated on the product page", "auto_reset": "Not stated on the product page", "fusible_link": "Fusible link activation is standard", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "source_id": "S17", "source_url": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/firegard-motor-operator", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" }, { "operator_model": "AlarmGard Conceal Motor Operator", "brands": "Clopay Corporation; named product page", "mounting": "Concealed within the door hood, counter fire doors", "manufacturer_stated_closing_speed": "No numeric closing-speed value stated in the checked manufacturer page.", "closes_on_alarm": "Yes", "closes_on_power_failure": "Manufacturer describes a fail-safe system with rechargeable backup holding the door open for up to 1 hour; check installed instructions.", "delay_before_descent": "No numeric delay stated in the checked manufacturer page.", "auto_reset": "Automatic reset after alarm clears; optional automatic reopening is described.", "fusible_link": "Not stated in the checked manufacturer page; do not infer that links are absent.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "source_id": "S17", "source_url": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-conceal", "verified_date": "2026-09-17" } ] }, "form_currency_audit": { "file": "fire-door-drop-test-form-currency-audit.csv", "row_count": 16, "rows": [ { "item": "Sheet title", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Drop Testing and Annual Follow-Up", "current_version_rev_06_25": "Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing", "why_it_matters": "The title changed; check the document’s printed revision history rather than relying on the title alone.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "Who performs the work", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "a trained door systems technician", "current_version_rev_06_25": "a Trained Rolling Steel Fire Door Systems Technician, with the NFPA 80 definition quoted in full", "why_it_matters": "The newer sheet uses a defined technician term; confirm the qualifications required for the applicable edition.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "Definition of that technician", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "not quoted", "current_version_rev_06_25": "a technician with documented training and who is qualified through experience with the inspection, testing, and maintenance of rolling steel fire doors", "why_it_matters": "The newer sheet reproduces amended definition wording; an older printed description may differ.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "Procedure structure", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "Inspection and Drop Test headings, with ordered instructions in the accompanying guidelines.", "current_version_rev_06_25": "Four named steps in a stated order: Pre-Test Visual Inspection, Operational Test, Drop Test #1, Drop Test #2", "why_it_matters": "The newer sheet presents the sequence as four explicit stages; the older sheet was not permission to perform them out of order.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "Protecting the area before testing", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "not present", "current_version_rev_06_25": "Block access to the area around both sides of the door using caution tape", "why_it_matters": "The newer sheet explicitly describes access control on both sides; this comparison does not date the origin of the safety obligation.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "Flammable materials near the opening", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "Remove flammable substances on each side of the firewall opening near the fire door", "current_version_rev_06_25": "Recommend to the facility contact to relocate any flammable substances near the firewall opening", "why_it_matters": "The newer wording explicitly directs the relocation recommendation to the facility contact; it does not by itself reassign legal responsibility.", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "What happens between the two drops", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "Reset per the manufacturer's instructions, open and close by normal operation, drop test a second time and reset again", "current_version_rev_06_25": "A quick visual check for components that may have failed during Drop Test #1, with damaged components replaced using parts from the original manufacturer, then the Drop Test #1 procedure is repeated", "why_it_matters": "The current sheet expects the tester to look for parts broken by the first drop before dropping the door again", "evidence_mark": "Source-reported", "verified_date": "2026-09-17", "source_id": "S01; S02", "interpretation_basis": "The two version-description cells summarize the documents; why_it_matters is editorial interpretation." }, { "item": "Detector and release device check", "superseded_version_rev_09_17": "Inspection-list item for detector/release function; drop-test guidelines also direct testing of every automatic-closing option.", "current_version_rev_06_25": "Moved into Drop Test #1: test each automatic closing option and ensure detectors and release devices function properly", "why_it_matters": "The newer sheet places the detector/release wording under Drop Test #1. 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Its K211 instruction is historical; the later 2021 K0761 example is not a complete current survey-tag inventory.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S10", "issuer": "Office of the Federal Register / CMS", "document_title": "42 CFR 482.41 — Condition of participation: Physical environment", "edition_or_revision": "eCFR current text; Title 42 shown as current as of 15 September 2026", "document_type": "Federal regulation", "authority_type": "Federal regulation", "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-482/subpart-C/section-482.41", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "Full eCFR section text checked; title displayed current through 15 September 2026.", "limitation": "Hospital regulation, including its stated exceptions and waiver provisions. Other provider types and separate state/local requirements need their own governing basis.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S11", "issuer": "Indiana Department of Health / CMS", "document_title": "CMS Form 2567 Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction for an ambulatory surgical center, Event ID Y0F323", "edition_or_revision": "Survey completed 15 February 2021; form printed 9 March 2021", "document_type": "Government survey record", "authority_type": "Federal survey record published by a state agency", "url": "https://www.in.gov/health/reports/QAMIS/ascrpt/y0f323_2567.pdf", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "Full four-page government PDF text checked; screenshot retrieval attempted but unavailable.", "limitation": "One ambulatory surgical center surveyed 15 February 2021. The 19/19 finding concerns that facility’s fire-door assemblies, not a rolling-door or national failure rate; tag evidence is dated.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S12", "issuer": "OSHA", "document_title": "29 CFR 1910.37 — Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes", "edition_or_revision": "Current regulation text", "document_type": "Federal regulation", "authority_type": "Federal workplace regulation", "url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.37", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "Issuer’s regulation text retrieved through web search; direct page fetch returned 403.", "limitation": "The cited exit-route clause specifies working safeguards, not a drop-test interval. 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Original Colorado/GSA 2024 adoption claims were not retained.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S15", "issuer": "International Door Association", "document_title": "Press release — IDA Fire Door Proposal Moving Towards Approval", "edition_or_revision": "Dated 21 July 2021", "document_type": "Trade association press release", "authority_type": "Public record of a code proposal", "url": "https://doors.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-Fire-Door-Approval-PR.pdf", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "PDF text read", "limitation": "IDA’s own account dated 21 July 2021: May committee approval and intended September consent-agenda placement. It does not establish the later vote.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S16", "issuer": "Los Angeles Fire Department", "document_title": "Chief's Regulation 4 — Testing of Fire Protection Equipment", "edition_or_revision": "Live agency page; no revision date printed", "document_type": "Local agency program page", "authority_type": "Local agency program instructions", "url": "https://fims.lafd.org/fire-services/chiefs-regulation-4/", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "Full page text read", "limitation": "Applies only to tests required under this Los Angeles program. Fees and schedules on the page change; do not reuse them.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S17", "issuer": "Clopay Corporation (Clopay, Cornell and Cookson brands)", "document_title": "AlarmGard Motor; AlarmGard Plus; AlarmGard Chain and Crank; FireGard FGH; AlarmGard Conceal—manufacturer product pages", "edition_or_revision": "Live product pages; no revision date printed", "document_type": "Manufacturer product information", "authority_type": "Manufacturer-stated product information", "url": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-motor-operator", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "Manufacturer product text checked by direct page retrieval and issuer-page search results where direct fetch failed.", "limitation": "Named-model manufacturer descriptions, not independent testing or installed manuals. AlarmGard delay descriptions differ; FireGard introduction and feature list conflict, including mixed unit marks. The table reports these gaps rather than guessing a specification.", "additional_urls": "https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-plus-operator; https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-chain-and-crank-manual-operator; https://www.clopaydoor.com/firegard-motor-operator; https://www.clopaydoor.com/alarmgard-conceal" }, { "source_id": "S18", "issuer": "NFPA", "document_title": "NFPA LiNK—Available Publications, NFPA 80 edition entries", "edition_or_revision": "Page as published", "document_type": "Publisher listing", "authority_type": "Standards publisher listing", "url": "https://link.nfpa.org/all-publications/3/2024", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "NFPA’s publication-list text retrieved through search; NFPA 80 entries include 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010.", "limitation": "Confirms listed edition labels, not every edition’s publication date or a full reading of the standard.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S19", "issuer": "Overhead Door Company of Raleigh", "document_title": "Rolling Fire Door Inspections and Drop Tests — reprinting NFPA 80-2010 clause text with an NFPA reprint permission statement", "edition_or_revision": "Reprints NFPA 80-2010", "document_type": "Clause text reprinted under permission", "authority_type": "Historical standard excerpt on a commercial page carrying an NFPA permission statement", "url": "https://ohdraleigh.com/rolling-fire-door-inspections-and-drop-tests/", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "Page text read", "limitation": "The page states NFPA permission to reprint 2010 text. The scope/status of that permission was not independently checked with NFPA. Used only for identified historical excerpts, not as current normative verification or a downstream reuse license.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S20", "issuer": "University of Colorado Boulder Fire and Life-Safety Group", "document_title": "Fire Door Maintenance — requirements summary based on the 2009 International Fire Code and the 2007 edition of NFPA 80", "edition_or_revision": "Undated document; states its basis as IFC 2009 and NFPA 80-2007", "document_type": "Institutional guidance summary", "authority_type": "Institutional guidance summary of identified historical editions", "url": "https://www.colorado.edu/firelifesafety/sites/default/files/attached-files/firedoormaintenance2007.pdf", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "PDF text read", "limitation": "University summary based on NFPA 80-2007 and IFC 2009. Confirms the citations in that summary, not direct reading of those standards or any particular jurisdiction’s adoption.", "additional_urls": "" }, { "source_id": "S21", "issuer": "General Services Administration", "document_title": "Public Buildings Service (PBS) Fire Protection Program Policy, 5921.1 PBS", "edition_or_revision": "Issued 2 January 2020; policy page listed active on 17 September 2026", "document_type": "Federal agency policy page", "authority_type": "Agency program policy", "url": "https://www.gsa.gov/directives-library/public-buildings-service-pbs-fire-protection-program-policy", "date_accessed": "2026-09-17", "access_method": "GSA policy page text checked, including purpose and scope. Full linked policy PDF was not needed for the limited program-existence claim.", "limitation": "Establishes the agency program for GSA-controlled spaces; does not assign a particular NFPA 80 edition to an individual building.", "additional_urls": "" } ] } } }