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FM Global has opened a US$16 million Electrical Hazards and Gas Detection Laboratory at its world renowned Research Campus in West Glocester, R.I., USA. Fireballs, explosions, combustible and toxic gas leaks and short circuits - industrial property hazards that can derail a business - are now daily occurrences inside of the specialized laboratory.

Numerous libraries, museums, palaces and cathedrals have recently gone up in flames while lacking common fire protection mechanisms, which are often dismissed out of concern for architectural authenticity and potential water damage, according to a new white paper from FM Global.

Lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS), in high demand for supplying energy to buildings and power grids but under scrutiny for recent fires and explosions, are the focus of new fire protection and installation guidance from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.

FM Global have estimated that to meet the funding obligations to the fire and emergency services a rate of 30.5% will need to be applied to all assessable NSW premium effective 30 June 2019.

On 30-May-2017 the NSW Government announced it will defer the introduction of the Fire and Emergency Services Levy (FESL) as a property based tax, stating the ESL will continue to be collected via insurance policies. Legislation passed by Parliament...

JOHNSTON, R.I., USA—FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers, today released new research on oxygen reduction systems, finding them a potentially adequate fire protection method for certain well-sealed, unoccupied...