LACSI EDUCATION COMMITTEE

OES / SAP TRAINING CLASS

A ONE DAY PREPARATION COURSE FOR SAP / ATC-20 & ATC-45
DATE : MAY 8, 2010
LOCATION : USC – Capital Construction Development, CDF Building
3434 S. Grand Avenue – Los Angeles, CA 90089
PARKING : Free – on site / street / or self-parking in parking garage on site.
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8:00 – 8:20 a.m. REGISTRATION + COFFEE and PASTERIES.

8:20 – 8:30 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS: Frank Bostrom AIA CSI
LECTURER: Mr. Dean Vlahos, FAIA, CSI, CCCA, LEED®AP
Principal /Forensic Architect and Director of Architectural Forensics
at DLR Group-WWCOT

9:00 a.m. UNIT 1: SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGAM OVRVIEW

[SEMS, credentials, immunity, workers comp, ID badges,
activation responsibilities]

10:00 a.m. ○ REFRESHMENT BREAK ○

10:15 a.m. UNIT 2: SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROCESS and

PROCEDURES
[Effects of earthquakes, windstorms, floods, and explosions;
placards, evaluation forms, procedures and guidance]

11:00 a.m. UNIT 3: BUILDING EVALUATION

[Manufactured Homes, Historic Structures, other issues.]

11:30 a.m. UNIT 4 LIFELINE SYSTEMS and FACIITIES

[Geotechnical review, transportation systems, water and
wastewater systems]
12:00 -- Noon. ○ LUNCH - REFRESHMENT BREAK ○
1:00 p.m. UNIT 3: BUILDING EVALUATION [EXERCISE]

2:30 p.m. UNIT 5: OTHER HAZARDS

[High winds, floods, fires, explosions]
3:00 p.m. SAFETY
[Field safety, Critical Incident Stress disorder, hazardous
materials, USAR marking system, go-kit, job aid]
5:00 pm. END OF CLASS ○ approximately ○
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS CLASS: To receive the Disaster Service Worker Emergency Response card, individuals must be a
certified licensed Architect, Engineer, Building Official, Building Code Official, Master Code Official, Building Inspector, Combination
Inspector, Residential Building Inspector, Residential Combination Inspector, Building Plans Examiner, or Combination Plans Examiner.

Los Angeles Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute

 LACSIeducation program
2010 LACSI EDUCATION COMMITTEE
OES / SAP TRAINING CLASS
A ONE DAY PREPARATION COURSE FOR SAP / ATC-20 & ATC-45

TIME: 9 am to 4 pm DATE: Saturday -- 8 May 2010

LOCATION: USC – Capital Construction Development, CDF Building

THOMAS BROTHERS GUIDE: Page 674 – Grids C – 1

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This full -day Evaluator Training class trains civil engineers, architects,
and building inspectors to do field evaluations of buildings and other infrastructure for safety. It includes
the most currently updated curriculum prepared by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (DES),
practical examples of post-disaster field conditions impacting structural safety, assessing the degree of
severity, posting, and barricading procedures. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS (see important note below)
will receive the Disaster Service Worker Emergency Response Team card. Possession of this card is
required in order to participate in emergency CALBO call -out operations (photos of each participant will
be taken and a loyalty oath are port of the in-class registration process).

REQUIRED READING: There is no required reading prior to the class. An SAP Training Manual, ATC-
20 & ATC-45 Handbooks will be provided at the class.

INSTRUCTORS: Dean Vlahos, FAIA, NCARB, CCCA, LEED® AP / Frank Bostrom AIA, CSI

Dean Vlahos, FAIA is a Partner/Architect and Director of Architectural Forensics for DRL Group
WWCOT Architects, a full-spectrum architecture firm with offices in Chicago, Colorado Springs, Denver,
Des Moines, Honolulu, Shanghai, China, Kansas City, Lincoln, Minneapolis, Omaha, Philadelphia,
Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, Santa Monica, Riverside, Moorpark, and Palm Springs. Dean
specializes in construction technology, industry interrelationships, and construction defect investigation
and analysis. Over the last 30 years, he has successfully completed a wide range of building types
including: hospitals, schools, auditoriums, commercial, justice, laboratory, correctional, single and
multiple family facilities totaling over nine million square feet of building program space, at an
approximate construction value in excess of $9 billion. Dean has participated in numerous speaking
engagements and authored and co-authored more than 10 architectural publications. He stays abreast
of current standards and codes by actively participating in continuing education construction and
architecture courses and seminars.

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ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by May 5 – 2010
SPACE IS LIMITED TO: 60 PARTICIPANTS REGISTER ON LINE AT: www. lacsi.org
REGISTER BY CHECK: Payable to: LACSI mailed to: 205 Avenue I–Suite 6, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-5619
Provide your AIA Number / CSI Number LEGIBLY at the time of registration to receive Continuing Education Credits.

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ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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AIA NUMBER: ______________________________________ CSI NUMBER: ____________________________________________

REGISTRATION CATEGORY: 7 AIA

○ MEMBERS: $135
HSW
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