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7.3.2023 Wildland-Urban-Interface Fire Touristic Infrastructures Protection Solutions The kick-off meeting of the new European Union co-funded project WUITIPS, short for Wildland-Urban-Interface Fire Touristic Infrastructures Protection Solutions, took place in Barcelona on 9 and 10 February... Read more
7.3.2023 Test of a LED panel type COBALT P6.67 as installed in the FC Volendam stadium Dutch football club FC Volendam has been advised to investigate the reaction to fire of its new COBALT P6.67 LED panels. These panels are installed around the playing... Read more
7.3.2023 Lithium-ion battery fires: reducing the risk Lithium-ion battery technology first appeared in the 1970s and has been continuously improved over time to extend its life. It has become the technology of choice for many... Read more
7.3.2023 Full reaction to fire service in UK What is reaction to fire testing and classification? Reaction to fire (RtF) is the response of a product in terms of contributing – by its own decomposition –... Read more
7.3.2023 Fire testing of valves at Efectis Valves play a crucial role in controlling the flow of liquids, gases and steam in various industrial and commercial applications. In the case of fire outbreaks, the integrity... Read more
7.3.2023 Thermal shock tests When people think of dampers, the types that generally come to mind are fire and smoke control dampers. Of course, different institutes also define several sub-types for each... Read more
7.3.2023 Efectis involved in the largest bike parking facility in Amsterdam  Every year millions of travellers come to Amsterdam by train. Conversely, more than 100,000 travellers leave the city from the magnificent Central Station. Many of them come by... Read more
29.11.2022 International Hydrogen Safety Workshop: The international Hydrogen/Hydrogen Safety Workshop will be held in London (UK) next February 13, 2023. The event is organised by Efectis UK/Ireland and University College London (UCL) in... Read more
29.11.2022 International Building Safety Workshop: The International Building Safety Workshop will be held in London (UK) next February 14, 2023. The event is organised by Efectis UK/Ireland and University College London (UCL) in... Read more
22.11.2022 Pool fire tests at Efectis – petrol and diesel tanks for small craft In 2018, Efectis purchased new testing equipment that enables full-scale hydrocarbon pool fire tests to be performed with all the required safety and confidentiality conditions. The equipment is... Read more
22.11.2022 A physical model to predict the failure time of a hydrogen tank in a fire In hydrogen vehicles, the hydrogen is stored in composite on-board tanks at a nominal working pressure of 35 MPa (buses) to 70 MPa (cars). When exposed to a... Read more
22.11.2022 Fire safe christmas Testing and assessing Christmas trees and Christmas decorations according to the Dutch technical agreement (NTA 8007) combined with an assessment according to Section 7.4 of the Dutch Building... Read more