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Offline lingmoor

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photograph on fire doors
« on: October 09, 2013, 01:19:46 PM »
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Has anybody heard of 'art in the hospital'? or seen their wares when visiting?

They are lovely people with good intensions and they adorn the walls in wards and corridors with huge paintings and the like...some on fabric that has been sprayed with flame retardant. Now what is the opinion of the earnest panel on photograps adorning fire doors...I'm talking one full length laminated, plastic backed photos of flowers on each leaf...something to do with helping dementia

Offline nearlythere

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Re: photograph on fire doors
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2013, 02:41:17 PM »
Hi

Has anybody heard of 'art in the hospital'? or seen their wares when visiting?

They are lovely people with good intensions and they adorn the walls in wards and corridors with huge paintings and the like...some on fabric that has been sprayed with flame retardant. Now what is the opinion of the earnest panel on photograps adorning fire doors...I'm talking one full length laminated, plastic backed photos of flowers on each leaf...something to do with helping dementia
SSoF does not apply to doors and I cant really see much effect on the door's fire resistance.
We're not Brazil we're Northern Ireland.

Offline Tom Sutton

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Re: photograph on fire doors
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2013, 02:50:24 PM »
Why not providing the signage is not affected, it's acceptable to use multi layers of oil based paint, is a photograph going to add that much fire loading?
All my responses only apply to England and Wales and they are an overview of the subject, hopefully it will point you in the right direction and always treat with caution.

Offline Mike Buckley

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Re: photograph on fire doors
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2013, 05:11:49 PM »
Don't forget the vision panels which are always a good favourite to cover with notices, smoked film etc.
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Offline Owain

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Re: photograph on fire doors
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2013, 12:02:35 AM »
Now what is the opinion of the earnest panel on photograps adorning fire doors...I'm talking one full length laminated, plastic backed photos of flowers on each leaf...something to do with helping dementia

It might make people with dementia happy but it could cause confusion for people with a visual impairment who recognise a door as a solid block of contrasting colour against the wall. This is not so much a spread of flame issue as recognition of means of escape.