UPTIME DOCK & DOOR RESEARCH · VERSION 1.1.0
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Identification
Look for: A specific door location and opening size, not just a building address
Missing or unclear: Ask the tester to identify each opening separately. One line for a whole building is not a record of each door.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Drop Test Form columns: Door Location; Opening Size
Identification
Look for: The door manufacturer named on the form
Missing or unclear: Ask the tester how the assembly was identified. The manufacturer may be traceable through the file number on the listing label.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: Drop Test Form column: Door Mfr.; FAQ 9
Identification
Look for: The manufacturer's serial number for that door
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.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: Drop Test Form column: Door Mfr. Serial No.; FAQ 9
Identification
Look for: Whether the assembly is a rolling steel fire door, a counter fire door, a fire shutter or a swinging fire door
Missing or unclear: A swinging-door checklist attached to a rolling door is the wrong document. Ask for the correct one.
Editorial review prompt
Editorial review prompt.
Locator: Not externally prescribed.
Scope
Look for: Each required rolling fire-door opening is accounted for in the facility’s inspection program; reports identify the openings actually tested.
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.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: General
Scope
Look for: Where two rolling steel fire doors sit at one opening, evidence they were dropped simultaneously
Missing or unclear: Ask whether they were tested together. Simultaneous testing is required.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: FAQ 17
Pre-test
Look for: A pass or fail for the visual inspection, recorded before the operational check and the drops
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.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Four-step procedure; Drop Test Form
Pre-test
Look for: Defects listed, and evidence they were corrected before the next step
Missing or unclear: Ask what was found and whether it was fixed before the door was dropped.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Operational Test; Drop Test #1
Pre-test
Look for: Confirmation that nothing outside the assembly is attached to it — no conduit, ceiling, ducting or light fixtures
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.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: Visual inspection item 6; FAQ 24
Operational
Look for: A separate pass or fail for opening and closing the door under normal operation
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.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Operational Test; Drop Test Form
Drop test
Look for: A distinct pass or fail for drop test #1, showing full closure with the bottom bar resting on the sill or floor
Missing or unclear: Ask for the first-drop result on its own.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Drop Test #1
Drop test
Look for: A distinct pass or fail for drop test #2, confirming the automatic-closing device was reset correctly
Missing or unclear: Ask for the second-drop result or clarification. One recorded drop does not substantiate the complete required sequence.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: Drop Test #2; FAQ 13
Drop test
Look for: Evidence the door was fully open before each drop
Missing or unclear: Ask. Testing from a partly closed position risks damage to the door and injury.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S05: Technical Data Sheet #252 — Test Rolling Fire Doors in the Fully Open Position ONLY
Locator: Drop Test #1; full sheet
Drop test
Look for: The applied speed criterion and confirmation it was met; an actual measured value and movement interval improve later review.
Missing or unclear: Ask for the measurement or criterion used. DASMA’s form does not itself include a separate numeric-speed field.
Source-backed speed criterion; request for a numeric value is editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S04: Technical Data Sheet #299 — Rolling Steel Fire Door Periodic Inspection and Technician Training Requirements
Locator: Drop Test #1; page 2
Drop test
Look for: Evidence that each automatic closing option was tested, including fusible links on a door that also has a fail-safe release device
Missing or unclear: Ask which activation paths were tested. A fail-safe device does not excuse testing the links.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: FAQ 3
Drop test
Look for: Confirmation that detectors and release devices functioned
Missing or unclear: Ask whether detector activation was included or only a manual release.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Drop Test #1
Components
Look for: Any component that broke during testing, and what replaced it
Missing or unclear: A component that fails during testing means the assembly failed. Ask for the repair and retest record, not just a note.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing; S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: Drop Test #2; FAQ 10
Components
Look for: A condition note on the links rather than an automatic replacement line item
Missing or unclear: Ask what condition or installed-system requirement calls for replacement. DASMA does not prescribe automatic annual replacement in this FAQ.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: FAQ 21
Personnel
Look for: The tester's name, company and signature with a date
Missing or unclear: Request the tester’s identification and a signed, dated record.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Drop Test Form signature block
Personnel
Look for: The tester's training or certification date, with documentation available on request
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.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S01: Technical Data Sheet #271 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Periodic Inspection and Drop-Testing
Locator: Drop Test Form: Training or Certification Date
Personnel
Look for: For a jurisdiction that certifies testers, evidence the tester holds the right category
Missing or unclear: Check the local program before booking, not after the invoice arrives.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S16: Chief's Regulation 4 — Testing of Fire Protection Equipment
Locator: List of Currently Certified Chief's Regulation 4 Testers
Governing rules
Look for: The code, standard edition or manufacturer instructions the tester worked to
Missing or unclear: Ask which requirements and manufacturer instructions were applied. The answer defines what the recorded result establishes.
Editorial review prompt
Editorial review prompt.
Locator: Not externally prescribed.
Records
Look for: The original acceptance record is filed separately; DASMA’s 2023 NFPA 80-2022 summary states retention for the assembly’s life.
Missing or unclear: Ask the AHJ and a trained technician how to proceed where the installation history is unknown.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S04: Technical Data Sheet #299 — Rolling Steel Fire Door Periodic Inspection and Technician Training Requirements; S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: Page 2, Important points; FAQ 7
Records
Look for: DASMA’s 2023 NFPA 80-2022 summary states at least three years for periodic records; apply the facility’s actual governing retention obligation.
Missing or unclear: Confirm your own governing retention obligation before disposing of anything.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S04: Technical Data Sheet #299 — Rolling Steel Fire Door Periodic Inspection and Technician Training Requirements
Locator: Page 2, Important points
Records
Look for: DASMA permits paper or electronic records and describes video as useful supporting evidence.
Missing or unclear: Ask for the inspection and test record; a dated sticker alone does not show the complete results.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S03: Technical Data Sheet #295 — Rolling Steel Fire Doors: Frequently Asked Questions
Locator: FAQ 20
Follow-up
Look for: Where a local program requires it, the submission receipt as well as the report
Missing or unclear: Ask the tester to produce the submission evidence.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S16: Chief's Regulation 4 — Testing of Fire Protection Equipment
Locator: What is the process?
Follow-up
Look for: Deficiency, correction, and two consecutive successful drop tests after the repair, with witnesses named
Missing or unclear: A repair invoice is not a retest record. Ask for the post-repair drop test result.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S06: Technical Data Sheet #2502 — Rolling Steel Fire Door Repair and Parts Replacement
Locator: What should be done after the repair or field modification?
Follow-up
Look for: 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.
Missing or unclear: Ask who approved the interim arrangement. Do not prop or force the door, improvise a reset, or obstruct required exit access.
Source-backed criterion or form feature; record-review and missing-evidence prompts are editorial
S06: Technical Data Sheet #2502 — Rolling Steel Fire Door Repair and Parts Replacement; S12: 29 CFR 1910.37 — Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes
Locator: Service-door-use question; OSHA 1910.37(a)(3)–(4)