Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Training
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| Calendar | Orange County |
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| Location | The Center at Sycamore Plaza, 5000 Clark Avenue Lakewood, 90712 |
| Date | Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 7:30am - 4:00pm |
| Duration | 8 hours, 30 minutes |
| Details | _____________ Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safety-assessment-program-sap-training-tickets-18328753796?ref=ebapi _____________ Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator and Coordinator Training Is your agency ready to deal with the aftermath of a disaster? Become a Disaster Service Worker Disasters create terrible consequences, forcing people out of their homes into temporary shelters and closing down communities. While productive individuals sit idle in shelters, or even move away, local building inspectors struggle to evaluate building safety in hundreds or thousands of damaged structures. Experience in dealing with earthquakes reveals that, due to non-structural damage, the number of total inspections can be more than three times the number of red-tagged and yellow-tagged buildings. Threats also exist from other natural and man-made disasters, including floods, hurricanes, and explosions. Most building departments do not have the ability to perform multitudes of such inspections in a short period of time, so a strong need exists to have a cadre of trained professionals available to assist local governments, along with a program to manage this cadre. Trainers: Sudi Shoja, P.E., F.ASCE, Certified SAP Trainer For the past 25 years, Sudi has been responding to earthquake events locally and internationally. She is a certified trainer and presents nationally on emergency management topics. She is the chair of EM Committee for APWA San Diego Chapter and ASCE OC & LA chapters and serves on several safety councils for school districts and other groups. She is a former City Engineering and the current Principal of Engineering Solutions Services(ESS). Larry Pierce, P.E., Certified Evaluator Mr. Lawrence (Larry) D. Pierce has more than 40 years of diversified experience in all aspects of planning, design and construction management, including eh management of large multiple construction and consultant contracts on a wide variety of projects, ranging from pump stations, pipelines, reservoirs, municipal, flood control, military facilities, waterfront structures, airfields, airport terminals, and building renovations to convention center facilities. In 2012, he led a year long team effort for the San Diego ASCE Section developing its 2012 San Diego County Infrastructure Report Card. Mr. Pierce has made numerous requested Report Card presentations to agencies and engineering groups. He is part of the National ASCE team for the introduction of newly released ASCE National 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Mehdi Saberi, S.E., Certified Evaluator Mehdi Saberi is a registered structural engineer with over 30 years of experience in structural design of commercial, industrial and residential buildings. Mr. Saberi has been working as an expert witness for the past decade, defendants and plaintiffs in complex cases of damaged structures. He has personally trained many engineers on post earthquake and fire inspections. Mr. Saberi is considered a subject matter expert in seismic and structural reliability issues. Workshop Benefits: Comprehensive overview of Cal EMA Safety Assessment Program Learn about Mutual Aid Response and your role Study the concept of Emergency Operations Explore the criteria for assessing degree of severity of damage in buildings and lifeline systems Determine procedures for posting and barricading Develop your skills to use FEMA approved Field Manuals Find out about FEMA reimbursement criteria Learn the liability protection laws for responders Learn to protect your personal Safety & full lesson on preparedness Who is the Event For? Licensed civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers, licensed architects, and certified building inspectors are eligible to become SAP Evaluators and receive a State ID. They are invited to participate and become part of the statewide SAP cadre for potential mobilization during times of disaster. This class will also serve to recertify those whose SAP ID cards are about to expire or have expired. The price for the event covers a light breakfast and lunch. |
| Repeats? | No |