"A risk assessment of the Piql Services" by FFI

robot goes to charge for the night.

The scenario takes place while the piqlFilm is in storage in the piqlVault. The piqlVault system is placed in a storage room located on the lower floor or basement of an office building. The vault is regulated through ventilation to uphold the ISO standards governing levels of humidity and temperature. The ventilation system is powered by a backup generator after the electrical system in the building causes the piqlVault system to fail. All safety measures required by Piql AS are in place, see section 5.5.1 for details. The general standard of the building, though, indicates lack of funds to uphold the safety requirements. Of special notice here: the recommendation to use an oxygen reduction suppression solution has been ignored due to cost issues and the sprinklers already installed in the building is deemed sufficient. All security measures required by Piql AS are in place. The general standard of the building, though, indicates lack of funds to uphold the security regime recommended. As the user class is business non- sensitive, a high level of security does not seem necessary to the Piql partner. The operations of the piqlVault system shuts down after the spark caused the whole electrical system to fail. The backup generator cannot regenerate the power supply, as the necessary connections in the firing have been fried. The aluminium in the grid has a melting point of between 600 and 660° Celsius. The aluminium will not burn, but it will melt. However, the integrity and stability of its mechanical properties is affected at such low temperatures as around 200° Celsius, meaning that if the structure is still standing, it will be much weakened. The water released from the sprinklers, though putting out the fire and protecting the grid and robots from the fire, cause more problems for the piqlVault system, in that it causes the electronics of the system to short- circuit. Should the piqlBins need to be extracted from the grid immediately after the fire, this must be done manually, which can be done but it is a complex and time-consuming process. The piqlBoxes near the top of the grid where the fire is strongest are affected by the fire. The PP in the piqlBoxes melts at 170° Celsius. Flame temperatures in room fires can reach between 600 and 1200° The physical infrastructure of the building and the storage room is not notably affected.

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FFI-RAPPORT 16/00707