Set up fire door inspection recordkeeping that will hold up to an AHJ audit under NFPA 80.

Steps

1. Confirm the inspection/testing frequency required — NFPA 80 requires fire door assemblies be inspected and tested not less than annually.
2. Create a written record for each individual door/opening rather than a single blanket facility record, and keep the opening identifiers consistent with how the doors are labeled elsewhere in the facility's documentation.
3. Ensure each record captures, at minimum: inspection date, inspector name, the specific opening/door identified, deficiencies found, and corrective action taken.
4. Retain records on premises in a form accessible for AHJ review; note that NFPA 80 itself does not specify an exact numeric retention period — as a matter of practice, many facilities retain records for a minimum of several years or the life of the assembly, and NFPA 105 (smoke door assemblies) does specify an explicit minimum retention period, which some facilities apply by analogy.
5. Check for local AHJ amendments that may impose stricter frequency or documentation requirements than the NFPA 80 baseline.