The new EPBD includes several fire safety provisions that provide an enhanced framework for developing adequate measures which can contribute to a safer domestic environment for European citizens. This workshop presented how fire and electrical safety can be linked to the tools offered by the directive and developed a broader scope with other stakeholders in…
Even if it is proven that France is advanced in the preventive field with mandatory diagnostics, there is still efforts to ensure the (re)compliance of facilities to protect property and people. See the original post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7241425943599136768/ The National Observatory of Electrical Safety (ONSE), created by Consuel and Promotelec, now brings together the main…
We are two months away from the next European Fire Safety Week (EUFSW), which will start on 18th November 2024. Similar to previous years, the European Fire Safety Alliance, together with its partners, has prepared several interesting events aimed at improving fire safety in Europe and strengthening the implementation of the European Fire Safety Action…
The official publication of the EPBD recast in the OJEU on May 8 2024 provides the EU with new tools to help achieve the EU’s climate neutrality goals within the built environment. While the main instrumental parts address lowering energy bills, enhancing energy security, and boosting competitiveness, improving living conditions is not forgotten: the new…
Driven by the Energy Transition, the electrification will accelerate the development and the installation of heavy loads and electricity production in our domestic environment. With 132 million obsolete electrical installations, the EU needs to bring a special attention to the safety and readiness of domestic electrical installations to succeed into that critical turn. Electrical installations…
The very infrastructure many call ‘home’ is endangered by obsolete electrical installations, while 50% of accidental residential fires have an electrical source. The furniture and mattresses can become an inadvertent risk, limiting the escape time in the event of a fire, depending on their flammability, and are involved in 25% of fatal fires. Even basic…
FEEDS recently updated its reference document on “Domestic Electrical Inspections Regimes In The EU“. In this January 2024 version, you will find not only revised information about countries in the EU but also new information about non-EU counties which are our close neighbours: Norway, Switzerland and UK, because we think that all best practices are…
A big THANK YOU to Seán Kelly MEP and all other Members of the European Parliament who secured a Preparatory Action on fire statistics, as follow-up of the EUFirestat pilot project. There is a lack of EU statistics on fire safety of buildings. While around 5000 people die from fires in the EU, and many more are marked for the rest of their…
Keeping EU citizens fire safe in all buildings : 18 organisations including FEEDS launched a fire safety manifesto for 2024-2029. Fire experts, consumers and industry organisations call on the European Union to develop a fire safety strategy to support Member States, coordinate action and supplement their action when needed. The objectives cover prevention, fire statistics,…
On Tuesday November 14, FEEDS organised its workshop on “Electrical Safety and deployment of heat pumps, photovoltaic panels and charging points in buildings”. FEEDS welcomed more than 40 attendees to this in-presence event organised in Brussels. The session was opened by MEP Seán Kelly: And was followed by our great speakers (click on the links…