Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) training provides architects, engineers, and building inspectors with the knowledge to provide evaluations of facilities and buildings in the aftermath of a disaster. This full-day training program will enable you to be certified as a Building Evaluator in the California CAL-OES Safety Assessment Program. SAP is the preferred training standard of the AIA Disaster Assistance Program and the Structural Engineering Association - Structural Engineering Emergency Response (SEA-SEER). This program provides leadership, advocacy, and training for building professionals interested in volunteering their professional skills in times of crisis.

The training presented by Janine Glaeser, AIA and Stacey Z. Keller, AIA, will share personal experiences from the field, cover how to conduct rapid damage assessments of structures, as well as the appropriate protocol for coordinating with state emergency managers during an event. This training will also cover specific Wisconsin experience and protocols developed in conjunction with Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM). Members from SEA-WI will also provide their local resources and experience as well. Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to consistently and safely assess structures for habitability.

This is a joint event between AIA Wisconsin and SEA-WI. Registration includes meals, a digital copy of CAL-OES Post-Disaster SAP Evaluator Training Student Manual, and a physical copy of ATC-45 Field Manual: Safety evaluation of Buildings after wind-storms and floods. Licensed professionals will receive a nationally recognized Cal OES registration ID card and certification from the state of California (5 years). This presentation can also qualify evaluators for recertification, as well as an update with Wisconsin specific protocols.

Speakers: 

   Janine Glaeser, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB- UW SR Campus Planner, Architect

   Stacey Z. Keller, AIA- Senior Architect, InSite Consulting Architects

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the important role architects and associated building professionals play in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Describe the Safety Assessment Program methodology to determine an acceptable habitable structure through the examination of various disaster recovery examples. Identify common and special structural damage and distinguish those that will limit occupancy, the use of structures and related infrastructure.
• Demonstrate through class exercises how to conduct post-disaster rapid building assessment and complete appropriate damage assessment forms.
• Take appropriate measures to protect themselves and their team members from potential hazards while working in the disaster area.

Register before 3:00pm on March 14

Location: First Floor Conference Room 1108

HOSTED BY AIA WISCONSIN

6.5 LU/HSW