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ture cost control risk of damage to exist ing equipment and adhering to local and current codes and standards Fortunately they weren t deterred They believed in our engineering services says Cai and they trusted us They simply wanted the most resilient facility According to Raynor Leviton con fronted local regulators with confidence There were some issues that came out dur ing the assessment and scope definition that showed we needed to make some changes in the plant because we were not in com pliance with local codes But we were also striving to meet or exceed those local codes and bring it up to our own highly protected standard At the time of the project Cai was the field engineering group manager Every year the Shanghai office handles about 130 new construction and or expansion projects but not many sprinkler replacement retrofit projects like Leviton s he says That s why the project was so extraordinary Four phases and a few detours not consistently enforced Everything we found engaging in the project had to have some kind of governmental approval and not only with one agency but with multiple agencies whether it was the fire depart ment the building department a national contact or a provincial contact We worked together with all of those regulatory agen cies in China The key to success was the tremendous support I had from FM Global That s what made it work Engineer Jackie Ma China Country Manager Fred Cai and Codes and Standards Consultant Rachel Yin all worked hand in hand with Pierce and Leviton to ensure any and every obstacle was addressed According to Cai Leviton knew those obstacles before they happened There are many challenges associated with replacing sprinklers at a facility like the one in Dong guan and they can end up dissuading a cli ent from pursuing a project he said But Leviton knew the challenges interruption to site production adapting the new system to the existing facility s capacity and struc extinguishing system nothing that would extinguish a fire if something were to hap pen in the kitchen area and considering the amount of frying that is done in Chinese food there is a definite need for that kind of protection Another required improvement involved early warning and early attention in case of fire We wanted to make sure that people had plenty of time to evacuate in case of fire says Pierce People not product are the most important thing we have Lim was on board as well Anything that improved the working conditions for his employees deserved the green light We never even talked about money he says Management just said We have to do it and we went ahead and plotted the whole program We put it in the budget put in the proposal and we did it That shows me true commitment from the corporation top man agement and shareholders that they really care about our people sitting in this part of the world thousands of miles away Codes and standards Before diving in Leviton had to deal with local regulations That responsibility fell to Pierce who had been traveling monthly to China to facilitate the project s prog ress The Dongguan project was unique in that we were dealing with a country s regulations Although in writing they are Prevention is what we focus on If you pre vent the loss it never happens It sounds obvious but that s the way we approach safety Mark Baydarian Chief Financial Officer Leviton 48 Reason ISSUE 3 2014