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Door Safety Inspector™ (DSI™)
Performing NFPA’s egress and fire door inspections and testing requires the individuals who perform this work to have a working knowledge of each type of door assembly they inspect, as well as the code requirements that affect them. Door Safety Inspectors (DSI) meet and exceed NFPA’s Qualified Person standard (for NFPA 80 and NFPA 105) and NFPA 101’s Knowledgeable Person standard to perform safety inspections and testing of egress and fire door assemblies.
1. Swinging Doors with Builders Hardware
DSIs have completed more than 30 hours of training, specific to Swinging Doors with Builders Hardware, which include online and in-person courses and classes.
The curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Learning door assembly components (e.g., door frames, doors, and hardware components) and their applications.
- Mechanical functions of swinging doors.
- Electrified hardware functions of swinging doors.
- Code requirements for doors with special locking arrangements.
- Door usage types and categories.
- Door maintenance priority levels.
- NFPA 80, NFPA 101, and NFPA 105 code requirements for door safety inspections.
- Acceptance Testing, inspection, and maintenance records and retention.
- Performing door safety inspections.
- Applying NFPA 80's inspection and testing requirements to older existing doors.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Lookup and explain door-related requirements in NFPA 80, NFPA 101, and NFPA 105.
- Explain Door Usage Types and Categories and Door Maintenance Priority Levels.
- Recommend code-compliant repairs for fire-rated door assemblies.
- Perform Acceptance Testing inspections.
- Perform door safety inspections of swinging egress and fire-rated door assemblies.
2. Other Categories of Doors (to be added at a later date)
Future categories of doors include: rolling steel fire doors; horizontally and vertically sliding fire doors; service counter fire doors; and more...
Eligibility Requirements:
Door Safety Inspector (DSI). DSI certification is open to all interested parties. Candidates can be in-house employees of a facility, employees of third-party service providers, or self-employed. No prior training is required.
- Individuals who are Fire Door Assembly Inspectors (FDAI) as certified by DHI, or participate in the Intertek Qualified Personnel (IQP) Certified Fire Door Inspector (CFDI) program can apply to take the live on-line proctored DSI certification exam.*
- Individuals who have earned the Associated Locksmiths of America's (ALOA) Certified Fire Door Inspector (CFDI) or the International Fire Door Inspectors Association (IFDIA) Swinging Type Fire Door Inspector certification can apply to take the class and proctored DSI certification exam.
- Proof of eligibility (e.g., scanned or photocopies of current/valid certification credentials) IS REQUIRED.
- Individuals who are certified FDAIs or CFDIs qualify for a discounted registration fee, upon verification of eligibility. Email us for information regarding special pricing details: What’s My Discount?
* Individuals holding FDAI and/or CFDI certifications should study how NFPA 80's and NFPA 101's door safety inspections are applied to existing and older-existing swinging doors before sitting for the Door Safety Inspector (DSI) certification exam. Contact us for detailed information.
DSI candidates must achieve a minimum score of 80 percent on the proctored certification exam to earn the DSI certification. DSIs receive a wallet card and certificate as proof of their certification. DSI certification is valid for one year. DSIs are required to renew their certification annually through continuing education.