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Fire door standards -
❖ Was first published in the year 1966
❖ It was reaffirmed and adopted as it is in the year 2002
❖ It covers, 
❖ Plate metal doors - (Hinged & sliding)
❖ Metal covered doors - (Hinged & sliding)
❖ Rolling steel shutter
- Old and redundant
- Construction methodology has changed
- No classification of fire rating
- Current practices mostly derived from the international standards
- No Guidelines or recommended practice for use of fire doors in a building
- Does not talk about insulation as a criteria