The International Water Mist Association (IWMA) has announced that Bogdan Raciega has joined the IWMA Scientific Council. Bogdan Raciega works as Fire Laboratory Director for the Baltic Fire Laboratory in Tuchom, Poland.
Bogdan Raciega first dealt with water mist nearly ten years ago. He is an expert in the Polish Committee for Standardization in Warsaw and also a member of the CEN / TC 191 / WG 10 in Brussels.
Water mist systems
As far as his marine expertise goes, some of the experiences under Bogdan Raciega's belt are +550 full-scale fire tests witness for marine and land-based water mist systems, +300 marine projects under IMO (International Maritime Organization) rules, +35 Safe Return to Port (SRtP) vessels with water mist systems in compliance with MSC.1/Circular.1369.
Bogdan Raciega is also IWMA’s representative at the European Commission (Expert Group on Marine Safety.
Bettina McDowell, IWMA General Manager, explains: "The IWMA Scientific Council evaluates the submissions for the annual International Water Mist Conference and for the IWMA Young Talent Award. The members also answer questions from the industrial community and the interested public."
