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FM Global, a top-ranked commercial and property insurer, has issued a call for facility managers and loss prevention professionals of all experience levels to attend its 6^th annual Property Loss Prevention Conference Oct 1-3 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Norwood, MA.

"Insuring against a loss is not enough," holds Ronnie Gibson, FM Global's vice president of loss prevention education at the company’s Johnson, RI headquarters. "In the global economy, a clear understanding of property-related hazards is critical to an organization's ability to make the loss prevention decisions that will help ensure its financial stability and growth."

In 30 concurrent sessions, attendees will learn from experts at FM Global and its affiliate Factory Mutual Research about fire prevention and protection, natural hazards, electrical and equipment hazards, boiler and machinery, property loss prevention management, construction and storage.

Additionally, Gibson says, attendees will pick up ways "to protect their facilities from the newest types of property hazards, increase their effectiveness in preventing losses, discover how to incorporate the Internet into their loss prevention program, and launch a disaster plan for tomorrow's challenges."

Concurrent Sessions include:

Risk Management, Analyzing Your Risk Using Online Tools, Business Impact Analysis, Advanced Level E-conomy, Understanding Cyber-Risks, International Risks, Construction Loss Prevention Philosophy at the Construction Site, Electrical and Equipment Hazards, Assessing Equipment Hazards, Electrical Safety in the Workplace, Infrared Thermography, Preventing Boiler and Pressure Vessel Explosions, Fire Hazards, Fire and Arson Investigation, Fire Protection Considerations in Seismically Active Areas, Fixed Fire Protection Systems, Advanced Level Flammable Liquid Storage, Standards Can Help Large-Scale Fire Testing, Why, When and What FM Global Tests Maintaining the Integrity of Fire Barriers and Fire Walls, Monitoring Flammable Vapors and Gases in Industrial Process, Nature of Fire, How to Burn the Candle at Both Ends Without Burning Out, How to Stay Focused When You Are Up to Your Neck in Quicksand, Life Safety, A Complement to Property Protection, Natural Hazards Floods, The World's Costliest Disasters! Windstorm Prevention, Planning Case Study on Business Recovery, Planning Certification Programs for Business Continuity Planners, Disaster Planning Workshop and Prefire Planning.

Further information on the conference is available by calling FM Global at
877-364-6726.