Fire and Smoke doors are either held closed with an automatic door closer or held open and automatically released when smoke is detected by a fire detection system.

Once installed fire and smoke doors should be regularly maintained. The minimum maintenance requirements as documented in South Australian legislation and regulations are:

• monthly inspection to ensure that the door is in its default position and will close if held open
• annual inspection of door condition
• annual inspection of fire walls

Due to funding constraints some sites undertake the monthly inspection of fire and smoke doors themselves where they are automatically held closed with a door closer.

The maintenance of fire and smoke doors and walls can only be undertaken by a competent person. All of the service technicians at Fire & Emergency Services SA are trained in the servicing of fire and smoke doors and walls and are independently accredited. It is recommended that only companies, such as Fire & Emergency Services SA, that are recognised businesses under the Fire Protection Accreditation Scheme (FPAS) be used to maintain your fire and smoke doors and walls.