MEHES - May 5th Meeting and Educational Session

33 Fuller Road,Augusta ME 04330

05 May, 2023

Description

Every year we bring in experts to assess our life safety compliance as part of continuous compliance. Why are there so many deficiencies every year? Information presented will help the facility manager recognize five major reasons for deficiencies, both new and repetitive. With this understanding resources and efforts can be directed to prevent deficiencies from occurring, rather than having to react when they are identified. Some are minor quick fixes and then a few can be major design/construction mistakes. In the context of AHJ interpretations (Authority Having Jurisdiction) this presentation will also list some trivial vs. occasionally really serious issues that surface during their life safety surveys. Will also share some details from the Brockton Hospital “10- alarm” Fire, February 7, 2023, more than 160 patients total evacuation. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: Eugene A. Cable, P.E., MSFPE Fire Protection Engineer Life Safety Consultants (518) 794-7237 [email protected] Gene has presented numerous life safety fire protection engineering topics at NFPA Conferences, ASHE, AIA and NEHES. He holds a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering, two Associate Degrees in Fire Protection and a MS Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He worked 21 years for the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs as a Regional Safety and Fire Protection Engineer acting as the VA AHJ for multiple medical centers in New York State and New England. He served on three NFPA Code Technical Committees; two Society of Fire Protection Engineers Task Groups and represented the VA on the NFPA HITF. Gene operates an active consulting business in Joint Commission compliance, Statement of Conditions, Life Safety Code equivalencies, and fire investigations related to healthcare fires and litigation.