Hand in hand with progress, innovation inherently creates risk. For every new idea, invention or process that enhances the way we live or work, new potential threats to safety and security emerge. Fueled by advances in technology, globalization and interconnectedness, unforeseen risks are arriving faster than ever before.
New risks present us with new challenges and expose us to new hazards. Synthetic materials in today's building products and furniture make home fires more dangerous and unpredictable. Tighter building environments and product emissions can expose us to airborne toxins. Transaction technologies now make us vulnerable to hackers, and access to sustainable sources of clean and reliable energy is fast becoming a universal issue.
Ideas or essential insights that substantially advance knowledge in a specific field and can be leveraged to transform how people or organizations operate within that field.
Approaches or tools that improve the ability to conduct measurement and analysis or create a different and more incisive way to examine something.
Processes that create original and more effective ways to operate, or techniques to better manage or address technical advancements.
Digital tools, computational modeling techniques and databases that provide significantly enhanced capabilities. Innovative software makes novel testing, analysis or benchmarking methodologies possible.
Benchmarks that detail the requirements used for standards against which safety certification is based. Evolving technologies and advancements can impact the need for revisions to existing standards or new ones.
