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Proponents of Strong International Codes and Standards
FM Global is committed to the adoption of stronger building codes and standards. We advocate for automatic sprinkler protection and other fire safety standards to improve business resilience in all global markets.
“Our aim is to see that fire risk is
minimized through the application of
best practices and proven solutions.”
Christopher Wieczorek, Ph.D., Vice President, Manager, International Codes and Standards
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Driving Change Through Advocacy
Latin america
United kingdom
europe
india
china
Latin america
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Most Brazilian states have adopted the same high standards set in the São Paulo state fire code.
Work done alongside the Brazilian Sprinkler Institute (ISB) was instrumental in reshaping Brazil’s fire codes.
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United kingdom
United kingdom
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Europe
india
India
China
China
The global Understanding Risk Forum, held in 2018 in Mexico City, features FM Global speakers.
More than 3,000 firefighters complete “Fundamentals of Sprinkler Technology,”
a program for firefighters in Brazil.
Pathways to prevention
FM Global pursues its global Building Code Ranking project, with input from many European partners, centralizing data on fire risk and natural disasters.
The U.K. bans the use of combustible materials in the construction of high-rise buildings and commits more funds to remediate the existing ACM risk.
FM Global provides testimony and data in support.
FM Global is an active member of the Fire Sector Federation, an influential body representing all sectors related to fire prevention.
Pathways to prevention
Iain Cox, chairman of the Business
Sprinkler Alliance, wins the 2019 FM Global
IC&S Advocacy Award
Founded in 2010, The BSA advocates for greater business resilience.
Sprinkler protection has become a major topic at prominent European fire protection conferences and forums.
FM Global's Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets are now recognized as an authoritative source in Germany and Italy.
Polish Fire Suppression Installations Foundation established (2018).
Pathways to prevention
Cost of fire to businesses
and communities
The average fire loss cost increase in German facilities with inadequate sprinkler protection
A new hands-on training facility opens its doors for the first time at the National Fire Services College in Nagpur.
Through concerted action, India's National Building Code is updated for the first time in more than a decade (2017).
"Loss Prevention in Thermal Power Plants" is published to raise awareness of thermal power plant risk management issues.
Pathways to prevention
Thanks to the Fire Loss Prevention Forum of India (FLPFI), a knowledge-sharing platform, fire regulation mapping abilities now available in:
“The FLPFI website gives us an opportunity to share vital information with the public and the entire fire protection fraternity in India. It also addresses some common myths about automatic sprinklers to better inform firefighting professionals.”
The Indonesian Fire and Rescue Foundation agrees to translate FM Global’s fire-related Data Sheets and plans to adopt them as a national standard.
Updated codes for Design of Sprinkler Systems and Installation and Commissioning of Sprinkler Systems were enacted, incorporating FM Global input.
By forming the Ministry of Emergency Management in 2018, China enacted the most substantial realignment of its fire system since 1949.
Pathways to prevention
Rachel Yin presented collaborative research on fire protection with TFRI at 2019 China Fire.
As of 2019, FM Global is a member of the Fire Division of China Civil Engineering Society and the Standardization Working Committee of the Shanghai Fire Protection Association
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SRIKANTH YAJJALA, CODES AND STANDARDS CONSULTANT, FM GLOBAL
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2007
FM Global establishes International Codes and Standards team
2007
Efforts get underway to raise awareness of stronger building codes in Latin America
2009
2010
International Codes & Standards
Christopher Wieczorek, Ph.D.
vice president, manager, international codes and standards
christopher.wieczorek@fmglobal.com
+441753750495
Market landscape assessment conducted to determine priority regions
2008
2011
FM Global appointed to Bureau of Indian Standards BIS CED 22: Fire Fighting Standards Committee
2012
China’s Ministry of Public Security, Fire Bureau visits FM Global Research Campus
2013
2014
First meeting of the Fire Loss Prevention Forum of India convenes; the Congressional Fire Safety Caucus is created in Brasilia; draft of Mexican sprinkler installation standard approved
2015
National Fire Protection Council of Mexico created; the first Sprinkler Save Map is published; FM Global ranks international building codes in support of FM Global Resilience Index
2016
Bill 2020 (Kiss Nightclub Fire Bill) passed into law by Brazil; launch of 2016 National Building Code of India; Consulting agreement reached in India for hands-on training facility at National Fire Service College
2017
A realignment of the fire system in China provides new opportunity for protection advocacy
2018
The Mexican Sprinkler Association (AMRACI) produces local installation standards (including a fire pump benchmark).
view the AMRACI website >
view the BSA website >
view the BSA website >
2008
2009
FM Global forms strategic alliances in the U.K.
2010
Team expands to China and India with bases in Shanghai and Bangalore; Instituto Sprinkler Brazil and Mexico Sprinkler Association launched through regional partnerships
2011
2012
2013
We expand our advocacy in Europe; first sprinkler conference held in Brazil
2014
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2017
2018
Felipe Melo
codes and standards
consultant
felipe.melo@fmglobal.com
+551130773898
Tom Roche
Senior codes and
standards consultant
thomas.roche@fmglobal.com
+441753750330
Marcelo Lima
Senior codes and
standards consultant
marcelo.lima@fmglobal.com
+551130773831
Srikanth Yajjala
codes and
standards consultant
srikanth.yajjala@fmglobal.com
+91 80 66940200
Latin America
Europe & U.K.
Latin America
Manager, International Codes and Standards
India
China
Collective Action Yields Results
A new fire code is passed in Brazil, aligning fire services.
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U.K. enforces ban on combustible materials for high-rise buildings; Indonesia recommends use of FM Global Data Sheets as a best practice; Brazil sets a national fire code
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Col. Cássio Roberto Armani, retired commander of the São Paulo State Fire Service, won the first-ever IC&S Advocacy Award in 2018
Most Brazilian states have adopted the same high standards set in the São Paulo state fire code.
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Rachel Yin
Senior codes and
standards consultant
rachel.yin@fmglobal.com
+862123298135
Rachel Yin
Senior codes and
standards consultant
rachel.yin@fmglobal.com
+862123298135
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