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17.7.2025 The High Cost of Negligence in Fire Safety Shopping malls are high-risk environments for fire due to their dense occupancy and complex structures. A large-scale fire can lead to significant loss of life and property in... Read more

10.7.2025 EN 12101-7: European Standard for Smoke Control and Ventilation Systems Introduction EN 12101-7 is a standard applied in Europe for the design, installation, and maintenance of smoke control and ventilation systems in buildings. This standard was developed to... Read more

26.6.2025 Fire Safety at Airports: A Comprehensive Approach Airports are the heart of modern transportation and include many moving parts, from aircraft hangars to refueling stations, passenger terminals to maintenance facilities. This diversity brings with it... Read more

27.5.2025 Fire Safety in the Age of Clean Energy, a Growing Challenge: a review of Efectis services As the world accelerates towards a cleaner, more sustainable future, our buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure are undergoing profound transformations. Electrification is at the heart of this change: buildings... Read more

27.5.2025 Efectis adapts to envolving fire safety standards for solar pv systems Efectis remains committed to staying at the forefront of regulatory developments in fire safety, particularly in the rapidly expanding solar photovoltaic (PV) sector. In line with this commitment,... Read more

27.5.2025 Efectis advances hydrogen safety for Maritime fuel cell systems In support of global decarbonisation goals, the interest in hydrogen-powered vessels is growing. Efectis is actively contributing to this transition by focusing on the fire and explosion safety... Read more

27.5.2025 Storage area fire safety measures in lithium battery factories A fire broke out at the storage area of a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, South Korea on July 24 at around 10:30 am local time. The fire,... Read more

26.5.2025 Full-scale fire testing of aircraft ULDs with battery fire load Efectis Nederland has performed full-scale tests with aircraft containers (ULD) containing a class D fire load. The tests were performed in accordance with the standards AS8992:2020 and ISO... Read more

18.3.2025 Steiner Tunnel Test ASTM E84, also known by its equivalent standard names such as UL 723, CAN/ULC 102, and NFPA 255, and in its customized form for cables as NFPA 262,... Read more

11.3.2025 FIEP Web conference 13 March 2025 Read more

19.2.2025 Efectis strengthens its involvement in French Nuclear sector Since its creation, Efectis France has been heavily involved in fire safety in nuclear facilities. Since the late 1980s, this involvement has, for example, led Efectis France experts... Read more

19.2.2025 Merging Art and Fire Safety Studio Job is a renowned art and design collective led by visionary Job Smeets (born 1969). Studio Job is known for its innovative designs. Recently, they reached out... Read more