Cleanair UK provides fully compliant fire damper testing, inspection and remedial works for commercial, industrial and public sector buildings throughout the UK. With regional teams based in Kent and Birmingham, our qualified engineers deliver nationwide coverage backed by local response times — helping building owners meet their legal fire safety obligations with confidence.
Fire dampers are a critical part of any building’s passive fire protection strategy. Left untested, a faulty damper can allow fire and smoke to travel through ductwork between compartments, putting lives and property at risk. Cleanair UK’s testing programmes are designed to keep your building compliant, your documentation audit-ready, and your people safe.
Fire damper testing isn’t optional — it’s a statutory duty. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO), the “responsible person” for a building (typically the owner, employer or managing agent) has a legal obligation to ensure that all fire safety systems, including fire dampers, are maintained in efficient working order. As part of wider fire protection systems, fire dampers play a crucial role in helping limit the spread of fire through ventilation systems, and regular checks are central to meeting legal requirements and ensuring compliance.
This duty is reinforced by several key standards and pieces of guidance:
Failure to test and maintain fire dampers can result in enforcement notices from the fire authority, invalidated insurance, and — in serious cases — prosecution of the responsible person.
Cleanair UK are not solicitors, and this page is intended as general guidance only. Building owners should seek their own legal advice on their specific compliance obligations.
Cleanair UK’s engineers carry out full professional fire damper testing programmes in line with BS 9999 and manufacturer specifications. We help ventilation networks stop smoke, heat and flames from spreading, offering:
Operational testing to confirm the damper blade releases and closes properly when triggered under simulated fire conditions.
Inspection of casing, linkages, actuators and access panels for damage, corrosion, debris, dust, obstruction, or improper installation.
Fitting compliant access panels where none exist, ensuring future maintenance doesn’t require disruptive ductwork removal.
Detailed asset registers, unique damper referencing, pass/fail status and photographic evidence supporting your Golden Thread records.
Repair, resetting, or full replacement of any damper found to be non-compliant, performed directly by our engineering team.
Where testing identifies a damper that has failed, is seized, corroded, affected by improper installation, or missing entirely, Cleanair UK carries out remedial works to bring it back into compliance — including blade replacement, actuator repair, fusible link renewal, and full unit replacement where required. A fusible link activates when the link melts under heat. All remedial works are carried out to the relevant British and European standards and are fully documented and certified.
Cleanair UK supports facilities managers, landlords, letting agents and compliance teams across these settings, where regular fire damper testing helps protect occupants and plays a key role in protecting lives:
Yes. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for a building must ensure fire safety systems — including fire dampers — are kept in efficient working order, helping the building meet its legal obligations.
BS 9999:2017 requires regular fire damper testing on completion of installation and at intervals not exceeding 12 months. This regular testing helps confirm continued operation between inspections. Units in dusty or high-use environments may need more frequent checks as part of ongoing maintenance.
Any damper found to be faulty must be repaired or replaced immediately. Cleanair UK carries out remedial works as part of the same site visit wherever possible.
Yes. Every test produces a full report with asset referencing and pass/fail status, suitable for your fire risk assessment and Golden Thread records. These records help show the building meets relevant safety standards and should be retained for compliance purposes.
Yes. Our two regional offices support a nationwide service across the UK.
Cleanair UK helps building owners across the UK meet their fire safety obligations with reliable, fully documented fire damper testing and remedial works.
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