Food Industry

Protecting production and installations

The food processing industry involves a combination of demanding environments: humidity, dust, flammable products, and frequent cleaning. Even the slightest interruption in production poses a major economic risk. DEF designs, installs, and maintains robust fire safety systems that comply with health and safety standards and ensure industrial continuity.

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Production continuity
Fire risk management
Industrial process safety

Major fire hazards in the food and beverage industry

An uncontrolled fire can result in: destruction of equipment, data loss, disruption of essential services, and enormous financial costs.

Flammable dust and grease

Residues of flour, sugar, or oils can cause fires in production areas. (INRS, 2023)

Electrical systems and motors

Equipment that operates continuously can cause overheating and short circuits.

Hot water and steam cleaning

Maintenance operations can cause accidental fires.

Chemicals and refrigerant gases

When present in cold or technical areas, they increase the risk of explosion.

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Stricter requirements for sites with specific risks

Objective: ensure the safety of the installations without compromising production or health and safety requirements.

In the food and agricultural industry, fire safety regulations are based on several levels: occupational risk prevention, protection of industrial facilities (ICPE), and occupant safety.
This framework requires technical and organisational measures tailored to environments that are both sensitive and subject to significant constraints

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Fire prevention in the workplace

Labour Code – Articles R4227-1 to R4227-55
These provisions set forth the obligations of operators with regard to fire prevention, emergency equipment, and staff training.
Labour Code
Fire safety and smoke exhaust system

Fire safety regulations for public buildings – Decree of 25 June 1980
Applicable when facilities are open to the public or have areas equivalent to public-access buildings (training rooms, visitor areas).
Decree of 25 June 1980
Facilities classified for environmental protection

Regulation for facilities classified for environmental protection
Certain food processing facilities are subject to the regulation for facilities classified for environmental protection due to their storage volumes, the products they use, or their refrigeration systems.
ICPE regulations
Technical standards for fire safety

APSAD R7, R13, and R17
These standards provide a framework for the design and maintenance of fire detection, automatic fire suppression, and fire protection systems.
APSAD
Food safety standards

HACCP
The installed equipment must comply with health and safety requirements and must not contaminate production areas.
HACCP

Production lines

Production lines
Cold rooms and refrigerated areas
Tanks and silos
Technical workshops
Storage areas

Key figures

DEF at a glance

40 %
Industrial fires are often caused by electrical problems. (INRS, 2023)

1 food processing facility
in 2 pose a fire hazard due to dust or grease. (BARPI, 2023)

3 hours
of production downtime can result in losses of up to €100,000. (Agro Factory Study, 2024)

90 %
of incidents prevented through regular preventive maintenance of the fire safety system. (CNPP, 2022)

Applied solutions

DEF solutions enable food manufacturers to secure their installations without disrupting production processes.

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Fire detection systems designed for industrial environments

Agri-food environments often present significant challenges: humidity, dust, temperature fluctuations, and frequent cleaning.

The Agri-food environments often present significant challenges: humidity, dust, temperature fluctuations, and frequent cleaning. DEF fire detection systems are designed to operate under these conditions while ensuring reliable detection on production lines, in technical areas, and in storage spaces.

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Automatic fire suppression designed for industrial processes

Certain areas pose specific risks: silos, cooking areas, refrigeration systems, and electrical cabinets.

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Supervision and monitoring of installations

Industrial facilities may include several technical systems: fire detection, smoke exhaust, alarms, or fire suppression systems. The Fire360 monitoring solution centralises information from the fire safety system and makes it possible to monitor alarms and faults in real time. With , désenfumage, alarmes ou dispositifs d’extinction.

The Fire360 monitoring solution centralises information from the fire safety system and makes it possible to monitor alarms and faults in real time.

Avec Mon SSI Facile, facility operators can also receive fire safety system notifications directly on their smartphones, which helps speed up the verification process and decision-making.

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