Student accommodation fire door readiness guide
A summer compliance checklist for student accommodation: remediate defects, protect your fire door assets and get the documentation ready before students return.
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Summer provides the ideal opportunity to do more than inspect your fire doors. It’s the perfect time to remediate defects, protect valuable fire door assets and strengthen your compliance strategy before students return.
Fire door remediation
Fire door inspections completed
Outstanding defects identified
Failed fire doors remediated
Damaged ironmongery replaced
Door closers tested and adjusted
Fire doors fully operational before September
Protect your fire door assets
Existing fire doors assessed before replacement
Maintenance requirements reviewed
Fire door condition documented
Asset information updated
Existing doors protected through targeted maintenance
Compliance and documentation
Inspection records reviewed
Digital audit trail updated
Remedial works signed off
Compliance documentation complete
Evidence ready for future inspections
Future-proof your estate
Review how fire door compliance will be managed after students return
Improve visibility across your accommodation portfolio
Reduce reactive maintenance through earlier intervention
Explore continuous fire door compliance
Consider digital monitoring across your estate
One question
Once your fire doors have been inspected this summer, how will you know their condition in November?
Continuous fire door compliance
Parilon combines intelligent fire door devices, digital inspections and live asset management software to provide continuous visibility of your fire doors throughout the academic year.
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