Handling fire dampers containing asbestos requires specialist knowledge: VDI 6202 Part 3.1 explained in a nutshell
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The issue of fire dampers containing asbestos-containing building elements must be given due consideration. Health and safety and hazardous substances legislation applies to both building users and employees of servicing and refurbishment firms. All work requires proof of competence in accordance with TRGS 519.
Fire dampers must be tested for proper function at least once a year. To test their functionality, the damper blade must be triggered; consequently, the release of fibres into the air duct network and the maintenance area cannot be ruled out in the case of fire dampers containing asbestos. For these functional tests, protective measures must be applied as would be required for a complete replacement of the fire dampers containing asbestos.
The VDI 6202 Part 3.1 (03/2026) guideline provides new guidance specifically on fire dampers containing asbestos. It describes the procedures from the identification of asbestos content through to remediation.
Find out …
- what the structured procedure of VDI 6202 Part 3.1 entails.
- who VDI 6202 Part 3.1 is aimed at and what its structured process entails.
- what requirements apply to work on fire dampers containing asbestos.
- what the investigation to clarify suspected asbestos presence involves.
- how the condition assessment and evaluation of fire dampers containing asbestos are carried out.
- which damage category applies following the condition assessment.
- What recommendations are given regarding maintenance, refurbishment or demolition.
- Why the decommissioning of fire dampers containing asbestos is prohibited.
- What the causes and consequences are of failing to carry out annual functional tests.
- What installation solutions Wildeboer offers following the removal of fire dampers containing asbestos.
