Confirm a fire door inspector's DHI qualification before assigning them to perform NFPA 80 annual fire door inspections on a portfolio of buildings.
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Steps
Request the inspector's completion date/credential for DHI's fire and egress door assembly inspection program and confirm it is current, not expired.
Check whether the inspector holds a prerequisite credential (e.g., AHC/CDC/EHC/AOC) that indicates broader hardware competency beyond the inspection course alone.
Confirm with the local AHJ/fire marshal whether they require a specific inspector qualification or accept any 'qualified person' as defined in NFPA 80.
Verify the inspector's scope matches the job — competency for standard swinging fire doors does not automatically cover specialty assemblies like rolling steel fire doors or horizontal sliding fire doors.
Retain proof of the inspector's qualification in the inspection contract file alongside the completed inspection report.
Known gotchas
NFPA 80 requires inspections be performed by a 'qualified person' but does not itself mandate one single named personal certification — some AHJs accept broader qualifications, so confirm local requirements rather than assuming one credential is mandatory everywhere.
Completing the DHI fire-door inspection training/exam does not authorize the individual to perform repairs or field modifications to a rated assembly — that typically requires separate authorization from a field-labeling agency.
The naming of DHI's fire-door inspection credential and course have both been referred to in different ways in older industry material — confirm the exact current designation on dhi.org rather than relying on an older article.
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