Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator Training 2024 | September 25-26
Description
Intended for licensed architects, engineers, or certified building inspectors, this training certifies attendees as Building Evaluators in the nationally recognized Safety Assessment Program (SAP).
- September 25-26, 2024 | 12 - 4pm ET
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- Evaluator Field Manuals | ATC 45 | ATC 20 | Participants are responsible for purchasing these texts from ATC. They are not included in the course cost.
The program is managed by Cal OES with cooperation from professional organizations, including AIA. It utilizes volunteers and mutual aid resources to provide professional engineers, architects and certified building inspectors to assist local governments in safety evaluation of their built environment in an aftermath of a disaster. SAP is the training standard of the AIA Disaster Assistance Program, which provides leadership, advocacy, and training to architects who are interested in volunteering their professional skills in times of crisis. This workshop will teach participants to conduct rapid damage assessments of structures affected by earthquakes, wind, and water. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to consistently and safely assess structures for habitability and will receive a nationally recognized Cal OES registration ID card from the state of California.
Learning Objectives
Recognize the important role architects and associated building professionals play in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Accurately conduct a post-disaster rapid building assessment and complete appropriate damage assessment forms.
Demonstrate understanding of the Applied Technology Council’s ATC 20 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings and ATC 45 Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods damage assessment procedures.
Explain the features of the Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS), including how SAP and other requirements fit within those systems to support disaster response.
Certification process
After successfully completing both days of the AIA’s SAP training, eligible individuals will need to fill out the Cal OES registration form in order to receive their California-issued registration ID card.
To earn AIA CE LUs for this course, participants must attend both live sessions and complete the 38-question quiz. Purchase of this course is non-refundable.
Not yet licensed? While this training is intended for licensed architects, engineers, or certified building inspectors, we encourage students and emerging professionals to take the training. Completing the training provides early exposure to the importance of disaster assistance and helps build a sustainable pipeline of future and certified professionals that can serve as Building Evaluators. If you become licensed within 5 years of successfully completing the training, you are eligible to be certified and receive a Cal-OES registration ID Card. In the meantime, you will be able to participate in deployments under the supervision of a licensed and certified architect.
Course registrations are non-refundable. No transfers to future SAP training sessions will be permitted less than a week before the scheduled session.
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In his more than 30 years of experience, Tim has been responsible for over 150 educational facility projects of up to $40 million, and for more than 65 clients at K-12 and post-secondary levels. Since 2007, he has developed a strategic focus and specialization in community college facilities. Tim's work in healthcare has included more than 25 projects ranging from $200,000 to more than $18 million. He has also completed more than a dozen projects for churches, including comprehensive church buildings, worship spaces, Christian education, family and youth centers, and master plans.
Tim's work is characterized by enduring client relationships which have resulted in a very high rate of repeat business.
Additionally, Tim served for seven years as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at Miami University, has served as the State Disaster Response Coordinator and Birmingham Chapter Councillor for the Alabama Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and has also served on the Board of Directors for Leadership Hoover (and was a member of its inaugural class). Tim is also AIA Alabama’s State Disaster Coordinator and has served on the AIA National Disaster Assistance Committee, including a term as its co-chair.