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– Smoke and gas detection (where provided)
– Fire sprinkler protection (where provided)
– Explosion prevention and suppression (where provided)
• Supports siting and required clearance between BESS and critical buildings and adjacent BESS units on new construction projects
• Provides guidance as to required protection for BESS installations commensurate with capacity and risk to operations
• Identifies inadequacies and offers solutions for improvement to minimize lithium-ion battery risk
• Identifies and evaluates Emerging Issues, including lithium-ion battery fire risk
• Consults with insureds to reduce property and business impact and equipment breakdown posed by lithium-ion battery energy storage systems
RISK ENGINEERING RESOURCES
Contact Risk Engineering or go to TheHartford.com/risk engineering and enter your current policy number for on-demand solutions focused on the loss trends that most impact your
industry. Learn how to prevent serious BESS fires and disruptions by utilizing the following resources:
• NFPA 855 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems
• CPSC Status Report on High Energy Density Batteries Project (2018)
• NFPA Lithium-Ion Battery Safety for Consumers
• NFPA PIRG Lithium-Ion Batteries Hazard and Use
Assessment
• University of Washington. Environmental Health and Safety. Lithium Battery Safety
• Energy Storage Association Lithium-Ion Batteries • NREL Energy Storage Research
THE HARTFORD REO PROPERTY RISK
ENGINEERING SERVICES
Your Risk Engineering business partners provide the
first line of defense in reducing likelihood and severity
of fires and explosions associated with Battery Energy Storage Systems and other products and devices powered by lithium-ion batteries. As a sponsoring member of the Property Insurance Research Group (PIRG), an arm of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), The Hartford REO not only benefits from early fire testing and control methodologies for emerging fire threats, but also actively participates in recommending solutions that will work their way into national codes and standards.
Through comprehensive on-site surveys and service consultations, Risk Engineering delivers the following to our external customers:
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR SAFETY.
Contact your Risk Engineering consultant to access resources 24/7 with policy number at TheHartford.com/riskengineering
The information provided in these materials is intended to be general and advisory in nature. It shall not be considered legal advice. The Hartford does not warrant that the implementation of any view or recommendation contained herein will: (i) result in the elimination of any unsafe conditions at your business locations or with respect to your business operations; or (ii) be an appropriate legal or business practice. The Hartford assumes no responsibility for the control or correction of hazards or legal compliance with respect to your business practices, and the views and recommendations contained herein shall not constitute our undertaking, on your behalf or for the benefit of others, to determine or warrant that your business premises, locations or operations are safe or healthful, or are in compliance with any law, rule or regulation. Readers seeking to resolve specific safety, legal or business issues or concerns related to the information provided in these materials should consult their safety consultant, attorney or business advisors. All information and representations contained herein are as of January 2023.
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