Posted By Chris Pope It won't necessarily comply with its british standard specification if you do that

Posted By Bob Shillabeer There you go, another daft idea. The splitting of the fire door makes it no longer a fire door. The RRFO requires a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. Also look at the Building Regulations 2000 April 2007 version. IOf this fails to convince them ask your local fire chief for his help, that should raise a few eyebrows in the enforcing authority (which is what your fire chief is).

Posted By Simon Dean Mel If you can get hold of a copy of Fire door assemblies BS 8214 you will find it has all the information you need, you can buy a copy from BSI unless anyone on here has a copy they can send you. Hope it helps Simon.

Posted By Melanie Fellows The door is onto a corridor on the first floor of a six floor building. Behind the door is a small kitchen which leads into a small storage room that also contains electrical panels. So my findings in a fire risk assessment would be that the door is required as a fire door. The frightening thing is we had an electrical fire last September, just along the same corridor for which the fire door was praised for containing the blaze, thus saving the building. I would have thought that safety was still fresh in everyones' mind and that I would not have to struggle to get people to take advice!

Posted By Crim I would not recommend modifying an existing fire door in any way, however there may be a fire door on the market that is manufactured in such a way that it is a stable type with adequate seals and self closing devices. Try searching the web.

Posted By Jason Warren Have had a quick look on the internet and I cannot find any mention of a fire resistant stable door. I did manage to find a fire resistant hatch which can be inserted into a fire compartment wall and can offer 1 hr fire resistance. Is there an adjacent wall which a hatch could be installed? As everybody has stated would not advise making any major alterations to fire doors. New fire doors come with a warranty from the manufacturer and if they are not installed in accordance with there instructions and by approved installers the warranty is void. This is because when the fire doors are tested in the lab they are installed in accordance with their instructions. If you change the way they are installed or make alterations to the door, fixtures, fittings etc. then the manufacturer can no longer guarantee that they will give you sufficient protection against the spread of fire and smoke.

Posted By Melanie Fellows The fire door is a requirement - my fire RA concludes this. The door protects the corridor (which is a main escape route) from smoke/ fire. Thanks to everyone who posted advice - I have collated it all together to support my case. Hopefully I will get the decision forcing me to cut the door in half withdrawn.

Posted By garyh If I were you I would state your objections in writing to your manager etc. This will cover you in the event or any repercussions.