That s the premise behind FM Global s Advanced Technology Working Group ATWG which was formed in 2007 to stay ahead of technology changes that could impact FM Global clients The group reviews information provided by FM Global engineers around the world and then enlists research or engineering standards to further review trends that may pose new risks The goal is for the ATWG to be the clearinghouse for reviewing technology not just in terms of new hazards but also loss prevention solutions explains committee member and Operations Chief Engineer Mark Blank Field and account engineers can send us information if they see change happening that they feel FM Global needs to take a closer look at The group monitors technology trends that have the potential to present new hazards Changes in manufacturing techniques equipment or even the composition of materials may create risks that are not addressed in FM Global data sheets Prin cipal objectives include identifying and getting ahead of technologies that pro duce hazards before they become losses and defining opportunities immediately in order to better serve FM Global clients The group also looks at advances in loss prevention It identifies new technol ogies and evaluates their effectiveness ensuring the new technology lives up to its promises and offers real improvement over the current technology Companies are constantly coming out with new products and new fire protection solu tions explains Franco Tamanini senior research fellow who leads the ATWG They ll do some testing and think they have something that works pretty well We ll put the technology through diverse and rigorous testing and sometimes the product isn t as sound as claimed In the last eight years the group has reviewed more than 30 technology trends The en gineers submit basic information and the potential impact of the new technology The ATWG then determines if the potential impact warrants a research project or if a new standard needs to be developed for an evolving hazard The ATWG has launched research projects to better understand trends in manufacturing and material storage It has looked at new techniques in the manufacturing of semiconduc tors automated retrieval systems and their impact on storage facilities and the potential hazards of additive manufacturing also known as 3 D printing Our goal is to help clients save money Blank adds We don t want them to invest in something that is presented as an advancement in fire protection only to find out they have to replace it in two or three years We want to be able to provide guidance to our field engineers and our clients so they understand what is a good solution or an acceptable risk and if it s not why ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP AS TECH PROGRESSES AN AMBITIOUS ALLIANCE LOOKS TO STAY ASTRIDE WITH IT Our goal is to help clients save money We don t want them to invest in something that is presented as an advancement in fire protection only to find out they have to replace it in two or three years We want to be able to provide guidance to our field engineers and our clients so they understand what is a good solution or an acceptable risk and if it s not why Mark Blank OPERATIONS CHIEF ENGINEER ISSUE 2 2015 REASON 21

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